Affiliation:
1. Joint Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Materials (NFU‐UGent) Jiangsu Co‐Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 P. R. China
Abstract
AbstractSolar steam generation has become one of the most promising strategies to relieve the freshwater crisis. Whereas, the construction of a solar‐thermal water evaporation structure that can operate continuously under sunlight to generate clean water with high efficiency, good stability, and high salt‐rejecting capability is quite crucial but challengeable. Enlightened by the water transport and transpiration process in trees, an advanced nanofibrous aerogel evaporator is fabricated with multifunctional capabilities through decoration of functional component onto an aerogel skeleton. The rational integration of hierarchical structure and functional constituents, results in outstanding solar‐vapor conversion efficiency of 96.1% and a fast evaporation rate about 2.33 kg m−2 h−1 under 1 sun. Additionally, the evaporator exhibits remarkably outdoor evaporation and highly effective salt‐resistant performances. Significantly, the evaporator can monitor salt precipitation in its inner pores in real time. This study demonstrates an eco‐friendly and economic solution for sustainable clean water production using nanofiber aerogel‐based evaporators.
Funder
Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province
Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
Subject
Electrochemistry,Condensed Matter Physics,Biomaterials,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
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