Self-assembled porous salt crystals for solar-powered crystallization

IF 32.4 1区 材料科学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Jie Yu, Lenan Zhang, Jintong Gao, Wenyu Han, Ruzhu Wang, Zhenyuan Xu
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Abstract

Thermally localized solar evaporation has been recognized as an efficient and suitable pathway for desalination and brine treatment. However, the annoying salt crystallization inside the porous evaporator brings challenges for hypersaline brine evaporation. Here we argue that salt crystals can serve as an ideal structure for evaporation with proper manipulations. Taking advantage of the self-amplifying salt creeping and efflorescence effects, the salt crystals self-assemble to form a hierarchical porous salt evaporator (HPSE), enabling passive liquid supply and efficient evaporation. With a low-cost, solar-powered device based on HPSE, we achieve stable evaporation and crystallization when treating the hypersaline brine with 27.3 wt% salinity under one-sun illumination, resulting in a high evaporation rate of 18.78 kg m-2 h-1. This work bridges the important knowledge gap between fundamental salt crystallization and brine treatment, paving a path toward sustainable water economy.
用于太阳能结晶的自组装多孔盐晶体
热局部太阳能蒸发已被公认为是海水淡化和盐水处理的一种高效、合适的途径。然而,多孔蒸发器内部恼人的盐结晶给高盐度盐水蒸发带来了挑战。在此,我们认为盐结晶可以作为一种理想的蒸发结构,只要操作得当。利用盐的自放大蠕变和风化效应,盐晶体可自组装形成分层多孔盐蒸发器(HPSE),从而实现无源液体供应和高效蒸发。利用基于 HPSE 的低成本太阳能供电装置,我们在单太阳光照下处理含盐量为 27.3 wt% 的高盐度盐水时,实现了稳定的蒸发和结晶,蒸发率高达 18.78 kg m-2 h-1。这项研究填补了基础盐结晶和盐水处理之间的重要知识空白,为实现可持续水经济铺平了道路。
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Energy & Environmental Science
Energy & Environmental Science 化学-工程:化工
CiteScore
50.50
自引率
2.20%
发文量
349
审稿时长
2.2 months
期刊介绍: Energy & Environmental Science, a peer-reviewed scientific journal, publishes original research and review articles covering interdisciplinary topics in the (bio)chemical and (bio)physical sciences, as well as chemical engineering disciplines. Published monthly by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), a not-for-profit publisher, Energy & Environmental Science is recognized as a leading journal. It boasts an impressive impact factor of 8.500 as of 2009, ranking 8th among 140 journals in the category "Chemistry, Multidisciplinary," second among 71 journals in "Energy & Fuels," second among 128 journals in "Engineering, Chemical," and first among 181 scientific journals in "Environmental Sciences." Energy & Environmental Science publishes various types of articles, including Research Papers (original scientific work), Review Articles, Perspectives, and Minireviews (feature review-type articles of broad interest), Communications (original scientific work of an urgent nature), Opinions (personal, often speculative viewpoints or hypotheses on current topics), and Analysis Articles (in-depth examination of energy-related issues).
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