Natural Fiber@MXene-Engineered Chitosan Aerogels: Thermodynamic-Transport Synergy for Solar-Driven Hypersaline Interfacial Evaporation.

ABSTRACT: Enhancing interfacial evaporation rates and optimizing energy utilization remain critical challenges in solar-driven steam generation. Natural fiber@MXene-engineered chitosan aerogels with hierarchically oriented channels to achieve high-efficiency solar-driven steam generation are developed. The kapok fiber@MXene core-shell units (MKFs) construct photon-entrapping topological networks that enhance light absorption while simultaneously reinforcing the aerogel's structural integrity and durability for practical applications. The aerogel's oriented microchannels establish thermodynamic potential gradients, facilitating spontaneous capillary-driven water replenishment and environmental thermal harvesting. Both experimental results and COMSOL multiphysics simulations systematically demonstrate

SUBMITTER: Su Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12376629 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature