A bioinspired 3D solar evaporator with balanced water supply and evaporation for highly efficient photothermal steam generation

Authors :: Yiming Bu
Yongheng Zhou
Weiwei Lei
Lipei Ren
Jinfeng Xiao
Hongjun Yang
Weilin Xu
Jingliang Li
Source :: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 10:2856-2866
Publication Year :: 2022
Publisher :: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2022.
Abstract: Inspired by a lotus leaf, a 3D carbon fibre-cotton-based conical water evaporator with tuneable water supply is designed. By changing the number of branch water paths, a balance between the water supply flux and evaporation rate is achieved.

Subjects :: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
General Materials Science
General Chemistry

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