3D Cellular Solar Crystallizer for Stable and Ultra-Efficient High-Salinity Wastewater Treatment.

ABSTRACT: Recent developed interfacial solar brine crystallizers, which employ solar-driven water evaporation for salts crystallization from the near-saturation brine to achieve zero liquid discharge (ZLD) brine treatment, are promising due to their excellent energy efficiency and sustainability. However, most existing interfacial solar crystallizers are only tested using NaCl solution and failed to maintain high evaporation capability when treating real seawater due to the scaling problem caused by the crystallization of high-valent cations. Herein, an artificial tree solar crystallizer (ATSC) with a multi-branched and interconnected open-cell cellular structure that significantly increased evaporation surface is rationally designed, achieving an ultra-high evaporation rate (2.30 kg m^-2

SUBMITTER: Wang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10787074 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature