A high-absorption and self-driven salt-resistant black gold nanoparticle-deposited sponge for highly efficient, salt-free, and long-term durable solar desalination

Although it is a promising approach for drinkable water production, solar desalination suffers from salt deposition, which reduces light absorption. This study presents a self-driven salt-resistant material, black gold nanoparticles-deposited sponge (BDS), for high-efficiency, salt-free and durable...

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Published in:Journal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for energy and sustainability Materials for energy and sustainability, 2019, Vol.7 (6), p.2581-2588
Main Authors: Liu, Yizhen, Liu, Zhipeng, Huang, Qichen, Liang, Xuechen, Zhou, Xuechang, Fu, Huide, Wu, Qixing, Zhang, Junmin, Xie, Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorption
Deposition
Desalination
Drinking water
Efficiency
Electromagnetic absorption
Evaporation
Fresh water
Freshwater environments
Gold
Gravity
Melamine
Melamine formaldehyde resins
Nanoparticles
Saline solutions
Salts
Water absorption
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Summary:Although it is a promising approach for drinkable water production, solar desalination suffers from salt deposition, which reduces light absorption. This study presents a self-driven salt-resistant material, black gold nanoparticles-deposited sponge (BDS), for high-efficiency, salt-free and durable solar desalination. It utilizes the strong water absorption of melamine resin sponges, in which concentrated and dilute solutions exchange freely, driven by gravity and capillary forces. As such, the concentration of salt solution in the sponge cannot reach saturation to generate salt during solar evaporation. BDS can maintain an efficiency of 90% for 11 hours under 10 sun (10 kW m −2 ) and demonstrates a fresh water production rate of 12.74 kg m −2 h −1 with no visible salt deposition. Under natural sunlight, BDS maintains an efficiency of 80% for at least 4 days. The self-driven salt resistance mechanism and high solar absorption of BDS realized efficient and long-term durable solar desalination.
ISSN:2050-7488
2050-7496
DOI:10.1039/c8ta10227a