Experimental investigation of 3D toilet paper-based carbon fiber for excellent solar-assisted steam generation performance

Suo, Xidong; Li, Yao; Liu, Peiqi; Li, Yingying; Guo, Cuirong; Yang, Jie; Qiao, Hongtao; Han, Sheng; Liu, Chenqi; Yin, Aiping

doi:10.1007/s11164-023-05110-7

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“…Due to unique original structure, low cost and widely distributed in the world [17][18][19][20] , many biomass-based evaporators with excellent steam generation performance have been successfully developed by direct carbonization process, such as carbonized mushroom 21 , carbonized sun ower heads 22 , willow-catkinsbased hollow carbon ber 15 , carbonized wood 23 , carbonized quinoa bran based cellulose wrapped carbon ber 24 , carbonized toilet paper-based porous hollow carbon ber 10 . In recent studies, some biomass are used as a support body or skeleton for other photothermal conversion materials because of its unique water transportation structure and low thermal conductivity properties, such as bamboo shoots top modi ed by Ag based carbon powder 25 , pomelo peel decorated by carbon black 19 , reed straw deposited by multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and carbon black nanoparticles 26 , wooden ower covered by Ag-polydopamine (PDA) core-shell nanoparticles 27 .…”

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“…In 2014, Hadi Ghasemi 6 developed an interfacial evaporation system, in which solar light is absorbed by photothermal conversion materials and rapidly converted into heat energy at the water-air interface, achieving e cient evaporation of water. In the interfacial solar driven water steam generating system, the performance of the evaporator mainly depends on the solar light absorption and heat conversion capabilities of the photothermal conversion materials 4,[7][8][9][10] . With the characteristics of wide spectral absorption (250-2500 nm) 8 , low-cost to production 11 , easily scale up to manufacture [11][12] , stable physical and chemical properties 12 and wide range of raw material sources 13 , carbon materials have been widely investigated for utilization in the eld of solar driven interfacial steam generation 4,[14][15][16] .…”

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Hollow carbon fiber wrapped by regular rGO wave-like folds for efficient solar driven interfacial water steam generation

Yang,

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Fresh water is an indispensable precious resource for human and industrial development. Although about 71% surface of the Earth is covered by seawater, many people, especially for remote areas, still suffer from water scarcity. Efficient seawater desalination is an effective way to solve the shortages of fresh water and energy. In this paper, hollow carbon fiber (HCF) wrapped by regular reduced graphene oxide (rGO) wave-like folds (rGO@HCF) is prepared according to the differences in thermal shrinkage performance between graphene oxide (GO) and willow catkins fiber (WCF). Under one sun light irradiation (1 kW m− 2), the dry surface temperature and wet surface temperature of the resulting evaporator reached up to 119.1 ℃ and 61.7 ℃, respectively, and the water steam production rate reached 3.42 kg m− 2 h− 1. Also, for the outdoor experiment, the rGO@HCF exhibits good evaporator performance which reach up 27.8 kg m− 2 day− 1. Additionally, rGO@HCF not only shows good seawater desalination performance, but also shows excellent durability for longtime work of the outdoor. This research results not only provide a new method for fiber-like agricultural or forestry by-products utilization, but also provide necessary theoretical basis for the surface structure modification of carbon fiber.

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Hollow carbon fiber wrapped by regular rGO wave-like folds for efficient solar driven interfacial water steam generation

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Liu,

Fan

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Hollow carbon fiber wrapped by regular rGO wave-like folds for efficient solar driven interfacial water steam generation

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Efficient seawater desalination is an effective way to solve the shortages of fresh water and energy but with limitations of the low fresh water production rate and high cost. Here, a hollow carbon fiber (HCF) wrapped by regular reduced graphene oxide (rGO) wave-like folds (rGO@HCF) is prepared on account of the differences in thermal shrinkage performance between graphene oxide (GO) and willow catkins fiber. Under one sun irradiation (1 kW m−2), the dry and wet surface temperature of the resulting evaporator reached up to 119.1 °C and 61.7 °C, respectively, and the water steam production rate reached 3.42 kg m−2 h−1. Also, for the outdoor experiment, the rGO@HCF exhibits good evaporator performance which reach up 27.8 kg m−2 day−1. Additionally, rGO@HCF also shows good seawater desalination performance and excellent durability for longtime work. DSC results indicate that the evaporation enthalpy of bulk water and adsorbed water decreased from 2503.92 to 1020.54 J g−1. The excellent evaporating performance is mainly attributed to the regular wave-like microstructure surface of the HCF, which can enhance the light absorption, reduced the vaporization enthalpy of the adsorption water. The findings not only introduce a novel approach for agricultural utilization, but also establish a crucial theoretical foundation for the design of regular wave-like microstructures.

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Experimental investigation of 3D toilet paper-based carbon fiber for excellent solar-assisted steam generation performance

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Hollow carbon fiber wrapped by regular rGO wave-like folds for efficient solar driven interfacial water steam generation

Hollow carbon fiber wrapped by regular rGO wave-like folds for efficient solar driven interfacial water steam generation

Hollow carbon fiber wrapped by regular rGO wave-like folds for efficient solar driven interfacial water steam generation

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