TY - JOUR
T1 - Forest waste to clean water: Natural leaf-guar-derived solar desalinator
AU - Caratenuto, Andrew
AU - Aljwirah, Abdulrahman
AU - Tian, Yanpei
AU - Liu, Xiaojie
AU - Wan, Yinsheng
AU - Zheng, Yi
N1 - Generated from Scopus record by KAUST IRTS on 2023-09-23
PY - 2021/11/14
Y1 - 2021/11/14
N2 - Water scarcity and waste mismanagement are global crises that threaten the health of populations worldwide and a sustainable future. In order to help mitigate both these issues, a solar desalination device composed entirely of fallen leaves and guar-both natural materials-has been developed and demonstrated herein. This sustainable desalinator realizes an evaporation rate of 2.53 kg m-2 h-1 under 1 sun irradiance, and achieves consistent performance over an extended exposure period. Furthermore, it functions efficiently under a variety of solar intensities and in high salinity environments, and can produce water at salinities well within the acceptable levels for human consumption. Such strong performance in a large variety of environmental conditions is made possible by its excellent solar absorption, superb and rapid water absorption, low thermal conductivity, and considerable salt rejection abilities. Composed primarily of biowaste material and boasting a simple fabrication process, this leaf-guar desalinator provides a low-cost and sustainable avenue for alleviating water scarcity and supporting a green path forward. This journal is
AB - Water scarcity and waste mismanagement are global crises that threaten the health of populations worldwide and a sustainable future. In order to help mitigate both these issues, a solar desalination device composed entirely of fallen leaves and guar-both natural materials-has been developed and demonstrated herein. This sustainable desalinator realizes an evaporation rate of 2.53 kg m-2 h-1 under 1 sun irradiance, and achieves consistent performance over an extended exposure period. Furthermore, it functions efficiently under a variety of solar intensities and in high salinity environments, and can produce water at salinities well within the acceptable levels for human consumption. Such strong performance in a large variety of environmental conditions is made possible by its excellent solar absorption, superb and rapid water absorption, low thermal conductivity, and considerable salt rejection abilities. Composed primarily of biowaste material and boasting a simple fabrication process, this leaf-guar desalinator provides a low-cost and sustainable avenue for alleviating water scarcity and supporting a green path forward. This journal is
UR - http://xlink.rsc.org/?DOI=D1NR04883J
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U2 - 10.1039/d1nr04883j
DO - 10.1039/d1nr04883j
M3 - Article
SN - 2040-3372
VL - 13
SP - 17754
EP - 17764
JO - Nanoscale
JF - Nanoscale
IS - 42
ER -