Simultaneous production of fresh water and electricity via multistage solar photovoltaic membrane distillation

The increasing demand for energy and clean water has become a grand global challenge. Here the authors develop a membrane-distillation device that exploits sunlight and the heat dissipated by an integrated solar cell unit, enabling simultaneous efficient production of electricity and drinkable water...

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Main Authors: Wenbin Wang, Yusuf Shi, Chenlin Zhang, Seunghyun Hong, Le Shi, Jian Chang, Renyuan Li, Yong Jin, Chisiang Ong, Sifei Zhuo, Peng Wang
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10817-6
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description The increasing demand for energy and clean water has become a grand global challenge. Here the authors develop a membrane-distillation device that exploits sunlight and the heat dissipated by an integrated solar cell unit, enabling simultaneous efficient production of electricity and drinkable water.
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spelling doaj.art-028568c2f5e74407a489f7a555cc34ab2022-12-21T18:33:26ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232019-07-011011910.1038/s41467-019-10817-6Simultaneous production of fresh water and electricity via multistage solar photovoltaic membrane distillationWenbin Wang0Yusuf Shi1Chenlin Zhang2Seunghyun Hong3Le Shi4Jian Chang5Renyuan Li6Yong Jin7Chisiang Ong8Sifei Zhuo9Peng Wang10Water Desalination and Reuse Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyWater Desalination and Reuse Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyWater Desalination and Reuse Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyWater Desalination and Reuse Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyWater Desalination and Reuse Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyWater Desalination and Reuse Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyWater Desalination and Reuse Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyWater Desalination and Reuse Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyWater Desalination and Reuse Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyWater Desalination and Reuse Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyWater Desalination and Reuse Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyThe increasing demand for energy and clean water has become a grand global challenge. Here the authors develop a membrane-distillation device that exploits sunlight and the heat dissipated by an integrated solar cell unit, enabling simultaneous efficient production of electricity and drinkable water.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10817-6
spellingShingle Wenbin Wang
Yusuf Shi
Chenlin Zhang
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Le Shi
Jian Chang
Renyuan Li
Yong Jin
Chisiang Ong
Sifei Zhuo
Peng Wang
Simultaneous production of fresh water and electricity via multistage solar photovoltaic membrane distillation
Nature Communications
title Simultaneous production of fresh water and electricity via multistage solar photovoltaic membrane distillation
title_full Simultaneous production of fresh water and electricity via multistage solar photovoltaic membrane distillation
title_fullStr Simultaneous production of fresh water and electricity via multistage solar photovoltaic membrane distillation
title_full_unstemmed Simultaneous production of fresh water and electricity via multistage solar photovoltaic membrane distillation
title_short Simultaneous production of fresh water and electricity via multistage solar photovoltaic membrane distillation
title_sort simultaneous production of fresh water and electricity via multistage solar photovoltaic membrane distillation
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10817-6
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