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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Volume 475, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.146200
Keywords
Water-energy crisis; Solar evaporation; LSCF; Freshwater; Thermoelectricity
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Solar-driven water purification technology using advanced functional nanomaterials achieves efficient water evaporation and thermoelectric generation, exhibiting excellent salt resistance and thermal insulation properties, with potential applications.
Solar-driven water purification is a promising technology that efficiently exploits solar energy for water purification, desalination, and energy generation. However, poor material compliance requires intensive energy to generate vapors under natural sunlight with real-time practical implications. Therefore, advanced functional nanomaterials are highly desirable for reducing energy demand for water evaporation. Herein, we report bifunctional La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3- delta (LSCF) perovskite oxide for solar-driven steam and thermoelectric generation. The hydrophilic/hydrophobic structure endows excellent salt-rejection, thermal management, and hydrophilic water channels for an efficient solar evaporation rate (2.36 kg m- 2 h-1) using seawater (3.5 wt%) under 1 kW m- 2 irradiation. More importantly, the salt-resistant and thermally insulated evaporation structure drives brine through milli-drilled water channels and re-dissolves back into the water body without impeding evaporation efficiency (16.83 kg m- 2 mass change during 8 h under 1 sun irradiation). Besides, the LSCF-based photo-thermoelectric generator harvests solar energy into an electric output (Vout - 292.2 mV, and Iout - 52.5 mA). The state-of-the-art investigations and heat transfer simulations portray the device's functionality and its optimization toward long-term durability, thermoelectricity, and a suitable option for remote sensing areas.
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