Tuning Transpiration by Interfacial Solar Absorber-Leaf Engineering.

ABSTRACT: Plant transpiration, a process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts especially leaves, consumes a large component of the total continental precipitation (≈48%) and significantly influences global water distribution and climate. To date, various chemical and/or biological explorations have been made to tune the transpiration but with uncertain environmental risks. In recent years, interfacial solar steam/vapor generation is attracting a lot of attention for achieving high energy transfer efficiency. Various optical and thermal designs at the solar absorber-water interface for potential applications in water purification, seawater desalination, and power generation appear. In this work, the concept of interfacial solar vapor generation is extended to tunabl

SUBMITTER: Zhuang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5827646 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature