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RSC ADVANCES
Volume 7, Issue 16, Pages 9495-9499Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c6ra26286d
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- NASA [NASA-NNX13AQ60G]
- National Science Foundation [DBI-0116835]
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We report the fabrication of a polypyrrole-coated interfacial solar membrane using a versatile dip-coating method, which enables solar vapor generation efficiency of 72% for the purpose of desalination. This next-generation method of thermal desalination membrane uses solar thermal energy as a heat source to vaporize salt and brackish water. The polypyrrole thin film is tightly attached to individual non-conductive polypropylene fibers in a mesh. The dip-coating method can be applied to different types of membranes, regardless of the wetting property, conductivity, or surface curvature.
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