Functional photothermal sponges for efficient solar steam generation and accelerated cleaning of viscous crude-oil spill

Heat localization has been proposed as a new strategy to utilize solar energy efficiently. In the past few years, extensive research on heat localization has been limited to solar-steam generation. Many devices have been designed to improve the efficiency of photothermal conversion, but the complex...

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Main Authors:	Wang, Kai, Wang, Ding Yang, Wang, Meng Zhu, Dan, Xin Xin, Che, Li Ming, Xu, Hui Huang, Zhou, Hua, Liu, Hong, Singh, Lakhveer, Wu, Xue E.
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Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V. 2020
Subjects:	QD Chemistry TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TP Chemical technology
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spelling	ump-264932020-02-26T03:21:53Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26493/ Functional photothermal sponges for efficient solar steam generation and accelerated cleaning of viscous crude-oil spill Wang, Kai Wang, Ding Yang Wang, Meng Zhu Dan, Xin Xin Che, Li Ming Xu, Hui Huang Zhou, Hua Liu, Hong Singh, Lakhveer Wu, Xue E. QD Chemistry TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TP Chemical technology Heat localization has been proposed as a new strategy to utilize solar energy efficiently. In the past few years, extensive research on heat localization has been limited to solar-steam generation. Many devices have been designed to improve the efficiency of photothermal conversion, but the complex preparation processes and the cycle instability limit its large-scale practical application. Herein, we fixed reduced graphene oxide and silver nanoparticles on a melamine sponge skeleton by a simple coating method. The modified sponge retained the high porosity of the sponge substrate and exhibited photothermal properties and hydrophobicity. Consequently, the modified sponge showed a high solar-steam evaporation efficiency (86.8%) under one-sun irradiation and an excellent adsorption capacity to organic solvents and low viscosity oils (54.0–123.0 g/g). The modified sponge also reduced the viscosity of the heavy crude oil under the driving of solar energy to achieve a high adsorption capacity of heavy crude oil (68.0 g/g under one sun). Because of the excellent mechanical properties of the melamine sponge substrate, the modified sponge had great reusable performances, and met the simple and scalable manufacturing requirements in practical applications. This material provides a new idea for the recovery of heavy crude oil and provides new applications for photothermal-conversion materials. Elsevier B.V. 2020 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26493/1/Functional%20photothermal%20sponges%20for%20efficient%20solar%20steam%20generation%20.pdf Wang, Kai and Wang, Ding Yang and Wang, Meng Zhu and Dan, Xin Xin and Che, Li Ming and Xu, Hui Huang and Zhou, Hua and Liu, Hong and Singh, Lakhveer and Wu, Xue E. (2020) Functional photothermal sponges for efficient solar steam generation and accelerated cleaning of viscous crude-oil spill. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 204 (110203). pp. 1-8. ISSN 0927-0248 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2019.110203 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2019.110203
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spellingShingle	QD Chemistry TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TP Chemical technology Wang, Kai Wang, Ding Yang Wang, Meng Zhu Dan, Xin Xin Che, Li Ming Xu, Hui Huang Zhou, Hua Liu, Hong Singh, Lakhveer Wu, Xue E. Functional photothermal sponges for efficient solar steam generation and accelerated cleaning of viscous crude-oil spill
description	Heat localization has been proposed as a new strategy to utilize solar energy efficiently. In the past few years, extensive research on heat localization has been limited to solar-steam generation. Many devices have been designed to improve the efficiency of photothermal conversion, but the complex preparation processes and the cycle instability limit its large-scale practical application. Herein, we fixed reduced graphene oxide and silver nanoparticles on a melamine sponge skeleton by a simple coating method. The modified sponge retained the high porosity of the sponge substrate and exhibited photothermal properties and hydrophobicity. Consequently, the modified sponge showed a high solar-steam evaporation efficiency (86.8%) under one-sun irradiation and an excellent adsorption capacity to organic solvents and low viscosity oils (54.0–123.0 g/g). The modified sponge also reduced the viscosity of the heavy crude oil under the driving of solar energy to achieve a high adsorption capacity of heavy crude oil (68.0 g/g under one sun). Because of the excellent mechanical properties of the melamine sponge substrate, the modified sponge had great reusable performances, and met the simple and scalable manufacturing requirements in practical applications. This material provides a new idea for the recovery of heavy crude oil and provides new applications for photothermal-conversion materials.
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author	Wang, Kai Wang, Ding Yang Wang, Meng Zhu Dan, Xin Xin Che, Li Ming Xu, Hui Huang Zhou, Hua Liu, Hong Singh, Lakhveer Wu, Xue E.
author_facet	Wang, Kai Wang, Ding Yang Wang, Meng Zhu Dan, Xin Xin Che, Li Ming Xu, Hui Huang Zhou, Hua Liu, Hong Singh, Lakhveer Wu, Xue E.
author_sort	Wang, Kai
title	Functional photothermal sponges for efficient solar steam generation and accelerated cleaning of viscous crude-oil spill
title_short	Functional photothermal sponges for efficient solar steam generation and accelerated cleaning of viscous crude-oil spill
title_full	Functional photothermal sponges for efficient solar steam generation and accelerated cleaning of viscous crude-oil spill
title_fullStr	Functional photothermal sponges for efficient solar steam generation and accelerated cleaning of viscous crude-oil spill
title_full_unstemmed	Functional photothermal sponges for efficient solar steam generation and accelerated cleaning of viscous crude-oil spill
title_sort	functional photothermal sponges for efficient solar steam generation and accelerated cleaning of viscous crude-oil spill
publisher	Elsevier B.V.
publishDate	2020
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Functional photothermal sponges for efficient solar steam generation and accelerated cleaning of viscous crude-oil spill

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