Interfacial solar steam generation(ISSG),involving the use of solar energy to evaporate water at the water-to-vapor interface,has presented prospects for the desalination and purification of water due to high energy c...Interfacial solar steam generation(ISSG),involving the use of solar energy to evaporate water at the water-to-vapor interface,has presented prospects for the desalination and purification of water due to high energy conversion efficiency and low-cost freshwater generation.Herein,inspired by the aligned nanostructure of plants for efficiently transporting nutrient ions,we optimally design and construct a biomass-based Janus architecture evaporator with an oriented nanostructure for ISSG,using the ice template method,followed by biomimetic mineralization with the resource-abundant and low-cost biomass of the carboxymethyl cellulose and sodium alginate as the raw materials.Taking advantage of the oriented nanostructure allowing efficient transportation of water and coordination capacity of sodium alginate for effective enrichment of heavy-metal ions,the biomass-based Janus architecture shows much lower thermal conductivity and an ultrahigh steam regeneration rate of 2.3 kg m−2 h−1,considerably surpassing those of previously reported oriented biomass-based evaporators.Moreover,the biomass precursor materials are used for this Janus evaporator,guaranteeing minimum impact on the water ecology and environment during the regeneration process of clean drinking water.This study presents an efficient,green,and sustainable pathway for ISSG to effectively achieve heavy-metal-free drinking water.展开更多
基金Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,Grant/Award Numbers:WK2060000034,WK2060000036,WK2480000007Science and Technology Major Project of Anhui Province,Grant/Award Number:201903a05020003+6 种基金Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Grant/Award Number:QYZDJ-SSW-SLH036Foundation for Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Number:21521001Hefei Innovative Program for Overseas Excellent Scholars,Grant/Award Number:BJ2090007002National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Numbers:22075269,22105196,51732011,U1932213National Key Research and Development Program of China,Grant/Award Numbers:2018YFE0202201,2020YFA0710100,2021YFA0715700University Synergy Innovation Program of Anhui Province,Grant/Award Number:GXXT-2019-028National Natural Science Fund for Excellent Young Scientists Fund Program(Overseas)。
文摘Interfacial solar steam generation(ISSG),involving the use of solar energy to evaporate water at the water-to-vapor interface,has presented prospects for the desalination and purification of water due to high energy conversion efficiency and low-cost freshwater generation.Herein,inspired by the aligned nanostructure of plants for efficiently transporting nutrient ions,we optimally design and construct a biomass-based Janus architecture evaporator with an oriented nanostructure for ISSG,using the ice template method,followed by biomimetic mineralization with the resource-abundant and low-cost biomass of the carboxymethyl cellulose and sodium alginate as the raw materials.Taking advantage of the oriented nanostructure allowing efficient transportation of water and coordination capacity of sodium alginate for effective enrichment of heavy-metal ions,the biomass-based Janus architecture shows much lower thermal conductivity and an ultrahigh steam regeneration rate of 2.3 kg m−2 h−1,considerably surpassing those of previously reported oriented biomass-based evaporators.Moreover,the biomass precursor materials are used for this Janus evaporator,guaranteeing minimum impact on the water ecology and environment during the regeneration process of clean drinking water.This study presents an efficient,green,and sustainable pathway for ISSG to effectively achieve heavy-metal-free drinking water.
