• 文献标题:   Multiscale Preparation of Graphene Oxide/Carbon Nanotube-Based Membrane Evaporators by a Spray Method for Efficient Solar Steam Generation
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHANG SD, MA HX, GUO D, GUO P, WANG JJ, LIU MQ, WU S, BAO CL
  • 作者关键词:   go/cntbased membrane evaporator, solar evaporation, selfassembly, scalable production, desalination purification
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS
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  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsanm.2c01122 EA MAY 2022
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Solar-driven interfacial evaporation is a sustainable and efficient way of producing clean water using solar energy. Currently, most studies on solar-driven interfacial evaporation are based on small-sized evaporators, and it is still a challenge to develop an efficient, simple, and general method for producing evaporators continuously and at a large scale. Herein, we develop a spray-based method for producing graphene oxide (GO)/carbon nanotube (CNT)-based membrane evaporators at various scales. This method enables production of membrane evaporators from a lab scale to an industrial scale. Great efforts have been made to optimize the preparation and properties of the membrane evaporators. A GO-CNT/paper membrane evaporator prepared under optimized conditions exhibits a high evaporation rate of 2.1 kg m(-2) h(-1) with a corresponding efficiency of 90.1% under one sun irradiation. The evaporator also has high properties of water desalination, purification, and disinfection. Natural lake water evaporation tests show a high water evaporation capacity of similar to 8.2 kg m(-2) on a sunny day, and the salinity in the obtained water (Na+ ions, 1.2 mg L-1) is below the WHO standards for drinkable water. Overall, an efficient, simple, and scalable method for producing high-performance membrane evaporators has been demonstrated.