Dynamic Evaporation of Thermoresponsive Smart Evaporator Promotes Water‐Electricity Cogeneration
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Abstract
Abstract Solar driven evaporation induced water‐electricity cogeneration technology is expected to alleviate the worldwide scarcity of freshwater and electricity. However, the contradiction between thermal localization and salt accumulation in conventional evaporators limits their further development. In this paper, a thermoresponsive smart evaporator with a dynamic evaporation function is prepared to optimize water‐electricity cogeneration. This evaporator effectively balances the conflict between thermal localization and salt accumulation. The optimized evaporator exhibits a maximum evaporation rate of 3.66 kg m −2 h −1 , an evaporation efficiency of 96.1%, and a continuous voltage output. The development of thermoresponsive smart evaporator provides a theoretical basis for designing novel smart evaporators for water and electricity cogeneration.
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OpenAlex topics: Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods · Adsorption and Cooling Systems · Membrane Separation Technologies
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Co‐Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources College of Materials Science and Engineering Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 P. R. China
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering Zhejiang A&F University Hangzhou 311300 P. R. China
School of Materials Science and Engineering Suzhou University of Science and Technology Suzhou 215009 P. R. China
State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources & MOE Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Application Beijing Forestry University Beijing 100083 P. R. China
Funding
National Natural Science Foundation of China · Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province
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