Photothermal effectiveness of microporous carbon nanospheres incorporated with polysulfone in direct contact membrane distillation.

ABSTRACT: Carbon nano-spheres (CNS) were synthesized via a hydrothermal method using d-glucose as a precursor, followed by pyrolysis in a nitrogen atmosphere. The resulting CNS were integrated into polysulfone (PSF) membranes to enhance their photothermal properties. Characterization using various techniques revealed improved thermal properties upon CNS inclusion, with a notable increase in membrane surface temperature and enhancement of contact angle (CA) and liquid entry pressure (LEP). Composite PSF membranes containing varying CNS concentrations (0.25-5%) exhibited optimal performance at 3% CNS concentration, demonstrating enhanced morphological conformation and photothermal attributes. Evaluation under tungsten bulbs light using a photothermal membrane distillation system showed signific

SUBMITTER: Morad M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11427996 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature