Alternative photothermal/electrothermal hierarchical membrane for hypersaline water treatment
Miao Wang,
Wen He,
Yuhui Hua,
Xinwen Xie,
Shiyan Chen,
Lei Zhou,
Yunmao Zhang,
Yaqi Hou,
Shihong Lin,
Haiping Xia,
Jing Zheng,
Xu Hou
Affiliations
Miao Wang
College of MaterialsXiamen University XiamenChina
Wen He
State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen China
Yuhui Hua
State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen China
Xinwen Xie
Research Institute for Biomimetics and Soft Matter, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Soft Functional Materials Research, Jiujiang Research Institute, College of Physical Science and TechnologyXiamen University Xiamen China
Shiyan Chen
State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen China
Lei Zhou
Research Institute for Biomimetics and Soft Matter, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Soft Functional Materials Research, Jiujiang Research Institute, College of Physical Science and TechnologyXiamen University Xiamen China
Yunmao Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen China
Yaqi Hou
State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen China
Shihong Lin
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Vanderbilt University Nashville Tennessee USA
Haiping Xia
State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen China
Jing Zheng
State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen China
Xu Hou
State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen China
Abstract Over the last decades, the treatment of the large quantities of hypersaline wastewater generated by conventional industries, inland desalination, and fossil‐fueled power plants has been an important economic issue and also an inescapable green issue. Here, we developed a versatile interfacial heating membrane with alternating utilization of electricity or solar energy for hypersaline water treatment. This hierarchical membrane functions both as a separation membrane and an interface heater, which can quickly (5 wt%), with a high salt rejection rate of 99.99%. This system shows an efficient desalination strategy that can provide fresh water from brines for agriculture and industry, and even for daily life.
