Nano-Micro Letters (Jun 2024)

MXene Sediment-Based Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Sodium Alginate Aerogel Evaporator with Vertically Aligned Channels for Highly Efficient Solar Steam Generation

  • Tian Wang,
  • Meng Li,
  • Hongxing Xu,
  • Xiao Wang,
  • Mingshu Jia,
  • Xianguang Hou,
  • Shuai Gao,
  • Qingman Liu,
  • Qihang Yang,
  • Mingwei Tian,
  • Lijun Qu,
  • Zhenhua Song,
  • Xiaohu Wu,
  • Lili Wang,
  • Xiansheng Zhang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-024-01433-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Highlights MXene sediments is innovatively used as photothermal material for seawater desalination. Inspired by the natural wood transpiration process, a 3D MXene sediment-based aerogel with vertically aligned channels is innovatively prepared as solar evaporator. With unique structure and composition, excellent photothermal conversion efficiency, evaporation rate, salt resistance, and resistance to biological/oil/special environments are achieved in practical desalination.

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