Amphiphilic Janus patch-grafted hydrogels for salt-rejecting solar water desalination
Jie Zhu, Zhiyuan Xiao, Feiyu Song, Xiayun Huang, Daoyong Chen, Zhihong Nie
Abstract
The wettability of Janus hydrogel could be precisely regulated via modulating the amphiphilic Janus patch size and surface coverage to develop an excellent evaporator with a superior solar evaporation rate and salt ion rejection ratio.
Topics & Concepts
JanusAmphiphileWettingDesalinationEvaporationSelf-healing hydrogelsSalt (chemistry)Materials scienceChemical engineeringNanotechnologyChemistryPolymer chemistryComposite materialOrganic chemistryEngineeringMeteorologyBiochemistryPhysicsMembraneCopolymerPolymerSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsMembrane Separation Technologies