Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Nanoparticles Deposited over Self-Floating Facial Sponge for Facile Interfacial Seawater Solar Desalination
A facile approach for developing an interfacial solar evaporator by heat localization of solar-thermal energy conversion at water-air liquid composed by in-situ polymerization of Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanoparticles (Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>@PP...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2021-12-01
|
| Series: | Crystals |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/11/12/1509 |
| _version_ | 1827673257448308736 |
|---|---|
| author | Yuzheng Lu Naila Arshad Muhammad Sultan Irshad Iftikhar Ahmed Shafiq Ahmad Lina Abdullah Alshahrani Muhammad Yousaf Abdelaty Edrees Sayed Muhammad Nauman |
| author_facet | Yuzheng Lu Naila Arshad Muhammad Sultan Irshad Iftikhar Ahmed Shafiq Ahmad Lina Abdullah Alshahrani Muhammad Yousaf Abdelaty Edrees Sayed Muhammad Nauman |
| author_sort | Yuzheng Lu |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | A facile approach for developing an interfacial solar evaporator by heat localization of solar-thermal energy conversion at water-air liquid composed by in-situ polymerization of Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanoparticles (Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>@PPy) deposited over a facial sponge is proposed. The demonstrated system consists of a floating solar receiver having a vertically cross-linked microchannel for wicking up saline water. The in situ polymerized Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>@PPy interfacial layer promotes diffuse reflection and its rough black surface allows Omni-directional solar absorption (94%) and facilitates efficient thermal localization at the water/air interface and offers a defect-rich surface to promote heat localization (41.9 °C) and excellent thermal management due to cellulosic content. The self-floating composite foam reveals continuous vapors generation at a rate of 1.52 kg m<sup>−2</sup> h<sup>−1</sup> under one 1 kW m<sup>−2</sup> and profound evaporating efficiency (95%) without heat losses that dissipates in its surroundings. Indeed, long-term evaporation experiments reveal the negligible disparity in continuous evaporation rate (33.84 kg m<sup>−2</sup>/8.3 h) receiving two sun solar intensity, and ensures the stability of the device under intense seawater conditions synchronized with excellent salt rejection potential. More importantly, Raman spectroscopy investigation validates the orange dye rejection via Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>@PPy solar evaporator. The combined advantages of high efficiency, self-floating capability, multimedia rejection, low cost, and this configuration are promising for producing large-scale solar steam generating systems appropriate for commercial clean water yield due to their scalable fabrication. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-10T04:22:21Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-d936c9910ff2478ea83799dd80fe5c16 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2073-4352 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-10T04:22:21Z |
| publishDate | 2021-12-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Crystals |
| spelling | doaj.art-d936c9910ff2478ea83799dd80fe5c162023-11-23T07:48:43ZengMDPI AGCrystals2073-43522021-12-011112150910.3390/cryst11121509Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Nanoparticles Deposited over Self-Floating Facial Sponge for Facile Interfacial Seawater Solar DesalinationYuzheng Lu0Naila Arshad1Muhammad Sultan Irshad2Iftikhar Ahmed3Shafiq Ahmad4Lina Abdullah Alshahrani5Muhammad Yousaf6Abdelaty Edrees Sayed7Muhammad Nauman8School of Electronic Engineering, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing 211171, ChinaInstitute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, School of Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU), Xi’an 710049, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, ChinaERC Research Centre, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Islamabad 54000, PakistanIndustrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaSchool of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, ChinaIndustrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaInstitute of Science and Technology (IST), 3400 Klosterneuburg, AustriaA facile approach for developing an interfacial solar evaporator by heat localization of solar-thermal energy conversion at water-air liquid composed by in-situ polymerization of Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanoparticles (Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>@PPy) deposited over a facial sponge is proposed. The demonstrated system consists of a floating solar receiver having a vertically cross-linked microchannel for wicking up saline water. The in situ polymerized Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>@PPy interfacial layer promotes diffuse reflection and its rough black surface allows Omni-directional solar absorption (94%) and facilitates efficient thermal localization at the water/air interface and offers a defect-rich surface to promote heat localization (41.9 °C) and excellent thermal management due to cellulosic content. The self-floating composite foam reveals continuous vapors generation at a rate of 1.52 kg m<sup>−2</sup> h<sup>−1</sup> under one 1 kW m<sup>−2</sup> and profound evaporating efficiency (95%) without heat losses that dissipates in its surroundings. Indeed, long-term evaporation experiments reveal the negligible disparity in continuous evaporation rate (33.84 kg m<sup>−2</sup>/8.3 h) receiving two sun solar intensity, and ensures the stability of the device under intense seawater conditions synchronized with excellent salt rejection potential. More importantly, Raman spectroscopy investigation validates the orange dye rejection via Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>@PPy solar evaporator. The combined advantages of high efficiency, self-floating capability, multimedia rejection, low cost, and this configuration are promising for producing large-scale solar steam generating systems appropriate for commercial clean water yield due to their scalable fabrication.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/11/12/1509in-situ polymerizationFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>facial spongesolar evaporationdesalination |
| spellingShingle | Yuzheng Lu Naila Arshad Muhammad Sultan Irshad Iftikhar Ahmed Shafiq Ahmad Lina Abdullah Alshahrani Muhammad Yousaf Abdelaty Edrees Sayed Muhammad Nauman Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Nanoparticles Deposited over Self-Floating Facial Sponge for Facile Interfacial Seawater Solar Desalination Crystals in-situ polymerization Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> facial sponge solar evaporation desalination |
| title | Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Nanoparticles Deposited over Self-Floating Facial Sponge for Facile Interfacial Seawater Solar Desalination |
| title_full | Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Nanoparticles Deposited over Self-Floating Facial Sponge for Facile Interfacial Seawater Solar Desalination |
| title_fullStr | Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Nanoparticles Deposited over Self-Floating Facial Sponge for Facile Interfacial Seawater Solar Desalination |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Nanoparticles Deposited over Self-Floating Facial Sponge for Facile Interfacial Seawater Solar Desalination |
| title_short | Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Nanoparticles Deposited over Self-Floating Facial Sponge for Facile Interfacial Seawater Solar Desalination |
| title_sort | fe sub 2 sub o sub 3 sub nanoparticles deposited over self floating facial sponge for facile interfacial seawater solar desalination |
| topic | in-situ polymerization Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> facial sponge solar evaporation desalination |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/11/12/1509 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT yuzhenglu fesub2subosub3subnanoparticlesdepositedoverselffloatingfacialspongeforfacileinterfacialseawatersolardesalination AT nailaarshad fesub2subosub3subnanoparticlesdepositedoverselffloatingfacialspongeforfacileinterfacialseawatersolardesalination AT muhammadsultanirshad fesub2subosub3subnanoparticlesdepositedoverselffloatingfacialspongeforfacileinterfacialseawatersolardesalination AT iftikharahmed fesub2subosub3subnanoparticlesdepositedoverselffloatingfacialspongeforfacileinterfacialseawatersolardesalination AT shafiqahmad fesub2subosub3subnanoparticlesdepositedoverselffloatingfacialspongeforfacileinterfacialseawatersolardesalination AT linaabdullahalshahrani fesub2subosub3subnanoparticlesdepositedoverselffloatingfacialspongeforfacileinterfacialseawatersolardesalination AT muhammadyousaf fesub2subosub3subnanoparticlesdepositedoverselffloatingfacialspongeforfacileinterfacialseawatersolardesalination AT abdelatyedreessayed fesub2subosub3subnanoparticlesdepositedoverselffloatingfacialspongeforfacileinterfacialseawatersolardesalination AT muhammadnauman fesub2subosub3subnanoparticlesdepositedoverselffloatingfacialspongeforfacileinterfacialseawatersolardesalination |