Sustainable development of graphitic carbon nanosheets from plastic wastes with efficient photothermal energy conversion for enhanced solar evaporation
Marliyana Aizudin, Ronn Goei, Amanda Jiamin Ong, Yong Zen Tan, Shun Kuang Lua, Rafeeque Poolamuri Pottammel, Hongbo Geng, Xing‐Long Wu, Alfred Iing Yoong Tok, Edison Huixiang Ang
Abstract
Plastic wastes are converted into two-dimensional carbon nanosheets with a graphitic-like structure and interlayer channels for improved solar evaporation performance.
Topics & Concepts
Photothermal therapyMaterials scienceEvaporationSolar energyCarbon fibersWaste managementNanotechnologyEnvironmental scienceChemical engineeringComposite materialEcologyPhysicsEngineeringThermodynamicsBiologyComposite numberSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsMembrane Separation TechnologiesSurface Modification and Superhydrophobicity