Candle soot-TiO₂ nanofibrous membrane

Photothermal-photocatalytic synergy

A membrane distillation material combining photothermal evaporation and photocatalytic degradation with self-recovering anti-wetting for high-salinity dye wastewater treatment.

An, Xiaochan · Jinhui, Zhang · Jingjiao, Li · Ma, Dandan · Cheng, Lin · Chen, Fenghui · He, Jinsong

Desalination 2026

Specifications

temperature difference

{'zh': '37.44', 'en': '0.64'} kW/m² light

Dye degradation rates

{'zh': '61.4', 'en': '79.3'} %

Advantages

Anti-wetting for over 20 h (treating CR saline, control wetted at 9th hour)