A Barbeque-Analog Route to Carbonize Moldy Bread for Efficient Steam Generation
Summary: Sustainable reconversion of the large quantities of food waste generated every day is pivotal for a green urban development in future. Herein, we put forth a sustainable and cost-effective way to repurpose a commonly used food waste for solar steam generation, an important part of water des...
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| author | Yaoxin Zhang Sai Kishore Ravi Jayraj Vinubhai Vaghasiya Swee Ching Tan |
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| description | Summary: Sustainable reconversion of the large quantities of food waste generated every day is pivotal for a green urban development in future. Herein, we put forth a sustainable and cost-effective way to repurpose a commonly used food waste for solar steam generation, an important part of water desalination. Making use of moldy bread, a new route for steam generation is demonstrated. The moldy bread was converted into a solar absorber by a simple and cost-effective carbonization process mimicking outdoor barbeque cooking. Carbonizing food waste to facilitate better absorption of sunlight for effective evaporation of water is an unprecedented concept in this field. Interestingly, the carbonized bread repurposed from the food waste served as an effective solar steam generator with an efficiency as high as 71.4% under 1 sun illumination. The structural and thermal absorption properties of the carbonized bread facilitated efficient solar energy absorption, heat management, and water transpiration in the system. : Energy Resources; Food Waste; Energy Materials Subject Areas: Energy Resources, Food Waste, Energy Materials |
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| spelling | doaj.art-306d42dc78ea43bfb4de18e7279a19522022-12-21T20:02:43ZengElsevieriScience2589-00422018-05-0133139A Barbeque-Analog Route to Carbonize Moldy Bread for Efficient Steam GenerationYaoxin Zhang0Sai Kishore Ravi1Jayraj Vinubhai Vaghasiya2Swee Ching Tan3Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117574, SingaporeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117574, SingaporeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117574, SingaporeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117574, Singapore; Corresponding authorSummary: Sustainable reconversion of the large quantities of food waste generated every day is pivotal for a green urban development in future. Herein, we put forth a sustainable and cost-effective way to repurpose a commonly used food waste for solar steam generation, an important part of water desalination. Making use of moldy bread, a new route for steam generation is demonstrated. The moldy bread was converted into a solar absorber by a simple and cost-effective carbonization process mimicking outdoor barbeque cooking. Carbonizing food waste to facilitate better absorption of sunlight for effective evaporation of water is an unprecedented concept in this field. Interestingly, the carbonized bread repurposed from the food waste served as an effective solar steam generator with an efficiency as high as 71.4% under 1 sun illumination. The structural and thermal absorption properties of the carbonized bread facilitated efficient solar energy absorption, heat management, and water transpiration in the system. : Energy Resources; Food Waste; Energy Materials Subject Areas: Energy Resources, Food Waste, Energy Materialshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258900421830035X |
| spellingShingle | Yaoxin Zhang Sai Kishore Ravi Jayraj Vinubhai Vaghasiya Swee Ching Tan A Barbeque-Analog Route to Carbonize Moldy Bread for Efficient Steam Generation iScience |
| title | A Barbeque-Analog Route to Carbonize Moldy Bread for Efficient Steam Generation |
| title_full | A Barbeque-Analog Route to Carbonize Moldy Bread for Efficient Steam Generation |
| title_fullStr | A Barbeque-Analog Route to Carbonize Moldy Bread for Efficient Steam Generation |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Barbeque-Analog Route to Carbonize Moldy Bread for Efficient Steam Generation |
| title_short | A Barbeque-Analog Route to Carbonize Moldy Bread for Efficient Steam Generation |
| title_sort | barbeque analog route to carbonize moldy bread for efficient steam generation |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258900421830035X |
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