Cobalt nanoparticle–carbon nanoplate as the solar absorber of a wood aerogel evaporator for continuously efficient desalination

Abstract

Cobalt nanoparticle–carbon nanoplate as the solar absorber of a wood aerogel evaporator for efficient solar steam generation.

Controllable synthesis of N/Co-doped carbon from metal–organic frameworks for integrated solar vapor generation and advanced oxidation processes

“…These results indicate the active role of Co nanoparticles in solar steam generation, likely related to the plasma local heating of cobalt nanoparticles under light illumination. 63 In addition, the water mass losses of the CR solution in darkness within 1 h are recorded to be 243 mg (blank), 312 mg (PMS, i.e. , cotton + PMS), 354 mg (NC-700) and 351 mg (NC-700 + PMS) (Fig.…”

Systematic Review of Material and Structural Design in Interfacial Solar Evaporators for Clean Water Production

“…Carbonized polymers are becoming one kind of popular materials in the design of interfacial solar evaporators, which could be mainly classified into two categories based on their sources: carbonized natural polymers such as woods, [11,167] fruits, [168] and corncobs [169] and carbonized chemical polymers such as MOFs [65,[170][171][172][173] and poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET). [174] Normally, the typical carbonized process is achieved under inert gas atmosphere such as nitrogen and argon at high temperature.…”

“…[174] Normally, the typical carbonized process is achieved under inert gas atmosphere such as nitrogen and argon at high temperature. [169,170,173,175] Still, some other carbonization methods are arising recently, including, using alcohol lamps and hot plates directly, [167,176] as well as hydrothermal carbonization even with templates and catalysts. [168,174,177] The detailed information, including materials, carbonization conditions, and performance of interfacial solar evaporation, is given in Table 5.…”

Aerogels in passive solar thermal desalination: a review

“…Zhao et al fabricated another wood aerogel evaporator for continuous and efficient solar desalination. 81 This aerogel was functionalized through surface decoration with carbonized ZIF-L (a Co-based metal–organic framework (MOF)). Under 1 sunlight, the blank seawater evaporation rate was 1.52 kg m −2 h −1 .…”