JOURNAL ARTICLE

A hydrogel-based antifouling solar evaporator for highly efficient water desalination

Xingyi ZhouFei ZhaoYouhong GuoYi ZhangGuihua Yu

Year: 2018 Journal:   Energy & Environmental Science Vol: 11 (8)Pages: 1985-1992   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

Efficient solar water evaporation was achieved by antifouling hybrid hydrogels with capillarity facilitated water transport and heat concentration in a polymeric network.

Keywords:
Biofouling Desalination Evaporator Solar desalination Evaporation Self-healing hydrogels Materials science Environmental science Chemical engineering Environmental engineering Chemistry Polymer chemistry Engineering Membrane Meteorology Mechanical engineering Physics

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Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
Physical Sciences →  Energy →  Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Membrane Separation Technologies
Physical Sciences →  Environmental Science →  Water Science and Technology
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Biomedical Engineering
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