Bio-waste sunflower husks powder based recycled triboelectric nanogenerator for energy harvesting

Sunflower seed is a popular food, but plenty of bio-waste sunflower husks are discharged into the world. If this bio-waste trash can be recycled, it will be reduced not only environmental pollution but also the waste of resources. In this paper, a triboelectric nanogenerator (SFP-TENG) based on a bio-waste sunflower husk powder is proposed and its open-circuit voltage, short circuit current, and instantaneous power are archived as 488 V, 28.5 mu A, and 1200 mu W, respectively, under the frequency of 10 Hz with the excitation force of 58 N. The proposed SFP-TENG can harvest the biomechanical energy from the human body's daily motions. The fabricated SFP-TENG device is capable of lighting up 153 commercial LEDs. Furthermore, the SFP-TENG device is also tested under various humid environments such as 38, 49, 60, 79, and 89% relative humidity. Additionally, it can power up microelectronic devices such as calculator and stopwatch. Hence, we are sure that the proposed device can promote cost-effective and eco-friendly green energy harvesting through recycling bio-wastes as sunflower husk. (C) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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A triboelectric nanogenerator (SFP-TENG) based on bio-waste sunflower husk powder is proposed in this paper, which can harvest biomechanical energy from human body motions and light up LED lights, also demonstrating good performance under different humidity conditions.