Ion-selective solar crystallizer with rivulets.

ABSTRACT: Bulk evaporation of brine is a sustainable method to obtain minerals with the inherent advantage of selective crystallization based on ion solubility differences, but it has a critical drawback of requiring a prolonged time period. In contrast, solar crystallizers based on interfacial evaporation can reduce the processing time, but their ion-selectivity may be limited due to insufficient re-dissolution and crystallization processes. This study presents the first-ever development of an ion-selective solar crystallizer featuring an asymmetrically corrugated structure (A-SC). The asymmetric mountain structure of A-SC creates V-shaped rivulets that facilitate solution transport, promoting not only evaporation but also the re-dissolution of salt formed on the mountain peaks. When A-SC was emplo

SUBMITTER: Choi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10291469 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature