articleACS Applied Materials & InterfacesJan 15, 2025Closed access

A Multifunctional Synergistic Solar-Driven Interfacial Evaporator for Desalination and Photocatalytic Degradation

BZBin ZhangWWWanze WuGYGuanchao YinXGXiao Gong

Wuhan University of Technology

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Abstract

The scarcity of freshwater resources and the treatment of dye wastewater have emerged as unavoidable challenges that need to be addressed. The combination of solar-driven interfacial evaporation, photocatalytic degradation, and superhydrophobic surface provides an effective approach for seawater desalination and the treatment of organic dyes. In this study, we fabricated a multifunctional synergistic solar evaporator by depositing cupric oxide nanoparticles onto polypyrrole (PPy) coating and subsequently modified it with a hydrophobic agent successfully. The evaporator achieved an evaporation rate of 1.48 kg m–2 h–1 under 1 kW m–2 irradiation. Importantly, the evaporator exhibited a degradation efficiency of…

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  • Materials science
  • Desalination
  • Photocatalysis
  • Degradation (telecommunications)
  • Solar desalination
  • Chemical engineering
  • Evaporator
  • Nanotechnology
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