Synthesis and Evaluation of 3D Nitrogen Doped Reduced Graphene Oxide (3D N@rGO) Macrostructure for Boosted Solar Driven Interfacial Desalination of Saline Water.

ABSTRACT: Recently, there has been a growing interest in solar-driven interfacial desalination technology, which focuses on the localization of heat to the air-water interface. In this study, 3D nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide (3D N@rGO) photothermal material is synthesized with a facile one-step hydrothermal process. The material exhibited richer porosity, high hydrophilicity for efficient water channeling, and all-directional solar absorption potential. The 3D N@rGO solar absorber attained up to ≈55 °C surface temperature rise and showed ≈134% photothermal conversion efficiency with 1.94 kg m^-2 h^-1 net freshwater generation rate under 1 sun solar illumination, owing to efficient latent heat recycle. On a high salinity desalination study performed using 10 and 20 wt.% sa

SUBMITTER: Bezza FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12003209 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature