3D Hydrogel Evaporator with Vertical Radiant Vessels Breaking the Trade‐Off between Thermal Localization and Salt Resistance for Solar Desalination of High‐Salinity
Jilin University · Wuhan University · +4 more institutions
Abstract
Abstract Delivering sufficient water to the evaporation surface/interface is one of the most widely adopted strategies to overcome salt accumulation in solar‐driven interfacial desalination. However, water transport and heat conduction loss are positively correlated, resulting in the trade‐off between thermal localization and salt resistance. Herein, a 3D hydrogel evaporator with vertical radiant vessels is prepared to surmount the long‐standing trade‐off, thereby achieving high‐rate and stable solar desalination of high‐salinity. Experiments and numerical simulations reveal that the unique hierarchical structure, which consists of a large vertical vessel channel, radiant vessels, and porous vessel walls,…
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11Topics & keywords
- Desalination
- Evaporator
- Materials science
- Evaporation
- Solar desalination
- Salinity
- Thermal resistance
- Thermal
- Clean water and sanitation