{"title":"Ion pump-inspired biomimetic interfacial evaporation platform for simultaneous seawater desalination, uranium extraction, and electricity generation","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.nanoen.2024.110232","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), here we develop an ion pump-inspired biomimetic interfacial evaporation platform (IBIP). Such an innovative platform integrates seawater desalination, electricity generation, and uranium extraction. A biochar-doped sodium alginate hydrogel is used to validate the IBIP’s efficacy. In long-term trials under 1 sun, IBIP maintains a stable evaporation rate of 1.80 kg m<sup>−2</sup> h<sup>−1</sup> and achieves a consistent uranium adsorption ratio exceeding 80 % within 48 h in real seawater. Additionally, the IBIP demonstrates an enhanced electricity output, with V<sub>oc</sub> and I<sub>sc</sub> reaching 0.9 V and 14.0 μA, respectively. By constructing a 3D structure, the IBIP’s performance under 1 sun significantly escalates to 4.3 kg m<sup>−2</sup> h<sup>−1</sup> for evaporation rate, 168.1 mg g<sup>−1</sup> for uranium extraction capacity, and 1.02 V for V<sub>oc</sub>, respectively. In conclusion, this work offers a high-efficiency and eco-friendly way for the sustainable utilization of seawater resources.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":394,"journal":{"name":"Nano Energy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":16.8000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Nano Energy","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211285524009844","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
To accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), here we develop an ion pump-inspired biomimetic interfacial evaporation platform (IBIP). Such an innovative platform integrates seawater desalination, electricity generation, and uranium extraction. A biochar-doped sodium alginate hydrogel is used to validate the IBIP’s efficacy. In long-term trials under 1 sun, IBIP maintains a stable evaporation rate of 1.80 kg m−2 h−1 and achieves a consistent uranium adsorption ratio exceeding 80 % within 48 h in real seawater. Additionally, the IBIP demonstrates an enhanced electricity output, with Voc and Isc reaching 0.9 V and 14.0 μA, respectively. By constructing a 3D structure, the IBIP’s performance under 1 sun significantly escalates to 4.3 kg m−2 h−1 for evaporation rate, 168.1 mg g−1 for uranium extraction capacity, and 1.02 V for Voc, respectively. In conclusion, this work offers a high-efficiency and eco-friendly way for the sustainable utilization of seawater resources.
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