The Kinetics of Drying Egg Trays made from Recycled Material

Barabanov, N.N.; Zemskova, V.T.

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“…Studies show that recycling 1 ton of paper saves 17 trees, 26320 L of water, 1752.65 L of oil as fuel, and 4.077 MW h of power and also reduces greenhouse gases significantly . Making egg trays using the pulp molding technology is one of the ways of recycling waste paper, − which are used for transporting eggs from the poultry to restaurants or households and later on either recycled or thrown away. In previous research works, egg trays have been used as a sound absorber or a noise reduction material. − In this paper, waste egg trays have been used as a substrate due to their unique 3D structure and cellulose-based composition.…”

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Waste Egg Tray and Toner-Derived Highly Efficient 3D Solar Evaporator for Freshwater Generation

Ivan

Saleque

Ahmed

et al. 2022

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces

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With the advancement of civilization, water purification, as well as management and disposal of ever-increasing municipal solid waste (MSW), and e-waste, have become global concerns. To address these issues in a sustainable way, a 3D solar evaporator has been proposed in this paper by repurposing recycled paper from MSW in the form of egg trays and waste dry toner (e-waste) using a facile fabrication method. The unique 3D porous structure, fibrous surface, superior water absorbing capability as well as low thermal conductivity of wastepaperderived egg trays make them an excellent candidate for an efficient solar evaporator, while the waste toner powder coating significantly enhances the optical absorbance capacity. Under 1 sun illumination, the proposed solar evaporator demonstrates an excellent evaporation rate and efficiency of 1.3 kg/m 2 h and 78.5%, respectively. Moreover, the competitive advantage of the 3D structure in collecting solar irradiance at various light incident angles in comparison to a 2D structure, excellent cycle stability, low processing temperature, and the use of low-cost waste materials enable its use for large-scale water purification systems.

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