Solar-driven interfacial evaporation based on double-layer polylactic acid fibrous membranes loading Chinese ink nanoparticles

Ding, Qin Fang; Guan, Changlong; Li, Haoyi; Shi, Meinong; Yang, Weimin; Yan, Hua; Zuo, Xiahua; An, Ying; Ramakrishna, Seeram; Mohankumar, Palanisamy; Zhang, Fenghua

doi:10.1016/j.solener.2019.11.078

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“…Therefore, Chinese ink, an ancient carbon-based paint with a broad solar absorption spectrum and high photothermal efficiency, comes into our mind. [34][35][36] The Chinese ink consists of soot, animal glue, and other additives, which can be well dispersed in water to form a uniform, stable solution. Such properties make the Chinese ink a good choice of universal photothermal material.…”

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Green Photothermal Ink for 0D to 3D Solar‐Driven Devices

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Shen

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Adv Materials Inter

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Semiconductors such as TiO 2 can improve the local temperature via nonradiative relaxation induced by intrinsic bandgap absorption. [24] Carbon materials, including graphene, carbon nanotubes, carbonized materials, and so on, can generate heat via the thermal vibration of molecules. [25,26] Compared with plasmonic materials and semiconductors, carbon materials exhibit broad absorption spectra, wide sources, and high light-to-heat conversion efficiency. Therefore, carbon materials are regarded as the most promising candidate for large-scale applications.On the other hand, the performance of a solar-driven device also depends on the material forms and structures. For example, the evaporation performance of a solar-driven evaporator is not only determined by the light-to-heat conversion of the photothermal material, but also affected by the heat and mass transfer processes. Salt accumulation (i.e., scaling) is another critical problem that needs to be considered for practical long-term operation. These problems are related to the surface properties and structure parameters. To name a few examples, an enlarged evaporation area in a certain space could enhance the evaporation, resulting in a lower surface temperature to reduce the heat loss. Zhang et al. fabricated a vertically aligned graphene pillar array with an enlarged evaporation area, providing additional space for vapor escape. [27] Wang et al. prepared a tree-shaped evaporator inspired by Monstera to increase the evaporation area and reduce the surface temperature, which displayed a high evaporation rate of 2.3 kg m −2 h −1 . [28] Wang and co-workers reported an origami-based solar evaporator with a periodic array of mountain-valley folds, enhancing the capture of incident light and recovery of the convective and radiative heat loss. [29] Besides, large pores with low tortuosity can also facilitate the mass transfer process, which is beneficial to reduce heat loss and avoid salt accumulation. Bai and co-workers fabricated a radially, hierarchically structured aerogel, which could reduce heat transfer to bulk water by facilitating water transport from bottom to surface. [30] Zhang et al. designed a self-desalting evaporator system based on a vertically oriented porous foam. [31] The porous structure allows the salt transfer from the surface to the bulk water due to the highly efficient water transport. To address the scaling problem, Zhang et al. developed an aligned Janus MXene-based aerogel, in which the hydrophobic layer could resist the salt crystallization on the surface. [32] Liu et al. achieved continuous production of clean water and avoidance of salt accumulation by hanging photothermal Photothermal materials as well as their forms and structures play a crucial role in the performance and applications of solar-driven devices. There is a growing demand for low-cost, easy-to-shape, and eco-friendly photothermal materials to meet sustainable development. Therefore, a green photothermal ink with excellent photothermal capacity and highly accessible via Ch...

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Green Photothermal Ink for 0D to 3D Solar‐Driven Devices

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“…For instance, traditional Chinese ink is an excellent photothermal material. 130,131 It showed higher photothermal conversion capability and better dispersion stability than Cu and CuO in the nanofluid form. 131 In order to tightly integrate the ink coating with the substrate, Darling et al chose TiO 2 as "glue" to thoroughly cover the Chinese-ink-coated membrane by atom layer deposition.…”

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Advances and challenges of broadband solar absorbers for efficient solar steam generation

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“…The photothermal conversion efficiency is thus greatly improved by reducing the loss of heat energy compared to bulk evaporation. 3,4 It has been demonstrated that pure water can be condensed through the vaporization of sea water or dye solution, 5 heavy metal waste water and oil-in-water emulsion using polymeric, 6 carbonaceous, 7 and plasmonic 8 photothermal membranes.…”

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3D macroporous CUPC/g-C₃N₄ heterostructured composites for highly efficient multifunctional solar evaporation

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Solar-driven interfacial evaporation based on double-layer polylactic acid fibrous membranes loading Chinese ink nanoparticles

Cited by 42 publications

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Green Photothermal Ink for 0D to 3D Solar‐Driven Devices

Green Photothermal Ink for 0D to 3D Solar‐Driven Devices

Advances and challenges of broadband solar absorbers for efficient solar steam generation

3D macroporous CUPC/g-C₃N₄ heterostructured composites for highly efficient multifunctional solar evaporation

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Solar-driven interfacial evaporation based on double-layer polylactic acid fibrous membranes loading Chinese ink nanoparticles

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Green Photothermal Ink for 0D to 3D Solar‐Driven Devices

Green Photothermal Ink for 0D to 3D Solar‐Driven Devices

Advances and challenges of broadband solar absorbers for efficient solar steam generation

3D macroporous CUPC/g-C3N4 heterostructured composites for highly efficient multifunctional solar evaporation

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