Desalination of seawater using carbon-coated solar absorber in solar still

Desalination is a process of eliminating salt and other minerals from seawater which turns it to a safe usable water. This study showed the generation of clean water from seawater using carbon-coated solar absorber in two different solar still body colours which are transparent and black solar still...

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Main Authors: W M J Karen, C Y Wong, Gan, Melvin Jet Hong
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
English
Published: 2022
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Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34782/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34782/3/ABSTRACT.pdf
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Summary:Desalination is a process of eliminating salt and other minerals from seawater which turns it to a safe usable water. This study showed the generation of clean water from seawater using carbon-coated solar absorber in two different solar still body colours which are transparent and black solar still, under direct solar exposure at approximately 1.2 kW/m2 . The efficiency of carbon-coated solar absorber in the transparent and black solar still was computed, while the clean water collected was examined for its pH and salinity. Carbon-coated solar absorber in black solar still exhibit the highest efficiency at around 35.71%, where the pH and salinity of the collected clean water was substantially reduced to usable water at 6.55 and 62 ppm, respectively.