Super hygroscopic nanofibrous membrane-based moisture pump for solar-driven indoor dehumidification

Yufei Zhang; Lei Wu; Xianfeng Wang; Jianyong Yu; Bin Ding

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-17118-3

Nature Communications (Jul 2020)

Super hygroscopic nanofibrous membrane-based moisture pump for solar-driven indoor dehumidification

Yufei Zhang,
Lei Wu,
Xianfeng Wang,
Jianyong Yu,
Bin Ding

Affiliations

Yufei Zhang: State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Textiles, Donghua University
Lei Wu: College of Textile Materials and Engineering, Wuyi University
Xianfeng Wang: State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Textiles, Donghua University
Jianyong Yu: Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, Donghua University
Bin Ding: State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Textiles, Donghua University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17118-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

Read online

Desiccants are important for dehumidification, but application is hindered by limited hygroscopicity, recyclability, and energy efficiency. Here, the authors report a moisture pump comprised of an electrospun nanofibrous memebrane for solar-driven continuous indoor dehumidification.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

About the journal