Li, M., Zhang, Z., Yang, F., Wu, B., Yi, J., Yang, Z., Wu, Y., Wang, W., Peng, S., Xiong, J., & Min, X. (2022). Polymer-Coated Daikon-Based Sunlight Absorbers for Highly Efficient Interface Solar Steam Generation. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202203.0232.v1
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Li, M., Jun Xiong and Xue Min. 2022 "Polymer-Coated Daikon-Based Sunlight Absorbers for Highly Efficient Interface Solar Steam Generation" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202203.0232.v1
Abstract
Interface solar steam generation (ISSG) are charming for its applications in desalination and wastewater treatment. Biomass is an attractive substrate for utilizing solar vapor evaporators because of its natural pore structure and water transportability. Polymers like polydopamine (PDA) and polypyrrole (PPy) with broadband spectrum absorption are fascinating in photothermal materials (PTMs). Herein, PDA coated daikon-based (PDA-DK) and PPy coated daikon-based (PPy-DK) PTMs have been exploited for solar steam generation. When polyethylene foam (PEF) was used as an insulating layer to limit heat loss from the PTMs to bulk water, the evaporation rate of PDA-DK and PPy-DK was raised from 0.82 kg m–2 h–1 and 0.96 kg m–2 h–1 to 1.50 kg m–2 h–1 and 1.60 kg m–2 h–1, respectively. Meanwhile, the corresponding photothermal conversion efficiency was increased to 89.01% and 98.97%, which was increased by nearly 40% under 1-sun irradiation. In addition, PDA-DK and PPy-DK exhibited remarkable stability for the solar steam generation without significant change through 15 cycles. Furthermore, PDA-DK and PPy-DK could effectively desalt seawater and purify dyeing wastewater. All the results indicate that PDA-DK and PPy-DK have great potential in real-world applications for solar steam generation.
Keywords
Solar steam generation; Photothermal materials; Daikon; Polydopamine; Polypyrrole
Subject
Chemistry and Materials Science, Surfaces, Coatings and Films
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