Freshwater purification from wasted water and seawater is crucial in addressing the global problem of water scarcity.Porous fiber felt with a micro/nanostructure emerges as an efficient approach for water purification...Freshwater purification from wasted water and seawater is crucial in addressing the global problem of water scarcity.Porous fiber felt with a micro/nanostructure emerges as an efficient approach for water purification;however,its production usually relies on chemical postprocessing to create micro/nano structures on the fiber surface,which might pollute the environment.This study proposed an ecofriendly method to produce micro/nanostructured copper fiber felt without chemical treatment.First,a new transverse-feeding vibration cutting is proposed to fabricate micro/nanostructured fibers with controllable structure characteristics.Through the sintering of the structured fibers without postprocessing,the fiber felt can be produced in an ecofriendly way and exhibit special wettability and excellent photothermal properties.Felt-based freshwater purification,including oil–water separation and solar-driven seawater desalination,can be realized effectively.Results show an oil–water separation efficiency of>90%and a high evaporation rate of water of>1.08 kg m^(−2)h^(−1)at 73 mW cm^(−2)are achieved,demonstrating the application prospect of the produced fiber felt.展开更多
基金Financial support was provided by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52275441 and 52105458.)Natural Science Foundation of Beijing(Grant No.3222009)Huaneng Group Science and Technology research project(No:HNKJ22-H105).
文摘Freshwater purification from wasted water and seawater is crucial in addressing the global problem of water scarcity.Porous fiber felt with a micro/nanostructure emerges as an efficient approach for water purification;however,its production usually relies on chemical postprocessing to create micro/nano structures on the fiber surface,which might pollute the environment.This study proposed an ecofriendly method to produce micro/nanostructured copper fiber felt without chemical treatment.First,a new transverse-feeding vibration cutting is proposed to fabricate micro/nanostructured fibers with controllable structure characteristics.Through the sintering of the structured fibers without postprocessing,the fiber felt can be produced in an ecofriendly way and exhibit special wettability and excellent photothermal properties.Felt-based freshwater purification,including oil–water separation and solar-driven seawater desalination,can be realized effectively.Results show an oil–water separation efficiency of>90%and a high evaporation rate of water of>1.08 kg m^(−2)h^(−1)at 73 mW cm^(−2)are achieved,demonstrating the application prospect of the produced fiber felt.
