Cheap, facile, and upscalable activated carbon-based photothermal layers for solar steam generation.

ABSTRACT: Solar-to-steam generation characterized by nanostructured photothermal materials and interfacial heating is developed based on various carbon nanostructures such as graphene, reduced graphene oxide, CNT, or their combinations. However, multiple and sophisticated synthetic steps are required to generate macroscopic porosity in photothermal devices for the efficient mass transport of water and generated steam. Additionally, the fabrication of photothermal layers on a practical scale constitutes the main hurdle for real applications toward solar-driven desalination. Herein, we report on the development of highly efficient photothermal layers with a commercially available low-cost material, activated carbon (AC), by using facile filtration and spray coating methods, which lead to the generatio

SUBMITTER: Mnoyan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9119321 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature