Fast evaporation in high-salinity brine without salt deposition
This hydrogel fiber fabric evaporator synergistically combines the efficient water transport of hydrogels with scalable fabric production, enabling rapid evaporation without salt deposition even in high-salinity brine.
Yu, Jianyong · Yun, Juhua · Zang, Shuo · Minsu, Han · Sun, Xuhui · Wang, Zequn · Zhou, Yuman · Aslam, Khan · An, Meng · Li, Jianguo · Chen, Shuo · Yusuke, Yamauchi · Yuan, Zhanhui
Nano Energy 2023
Evaporation rate of 4.13 kg m⁻² h⁻¹ in 20 wt% brine under one sun illumination (the highest reported value to our knowledge)
No salt deposition on evaporator surface over 8 h of operation