High-Efficiency Photothermal Water Evaporation under Low-Intensity Sunlight Using Wood Biochar Monolith

Utilizing energy directly from the sun, solar water evaporation drives the global hydrological cycle and produces freshwater from saline water in the oceans and on land. As water is a poor solar absorber, a photothermal material is needed to facilitate the conversion of photons to thermal energy and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 40(2024), 29 vom: 23. Juli, Seite 15059-15070
1. Verfasser: Mahdian, Mina (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Chen, Shujuan, Zhang, Jianer, Kirk, Donald W, Shayegannia, Moein, Kherani, Nazir P, Jia, Charles Q
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2024
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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