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Steam Generation: Low Cost, Robust, Environmentally Friendly Geopolymer–Mesoporous Carbon Composites for Efficient Solar Powered Steam Generation (Adv. Funct. Mater. 47/2018)
Author(s) -
Liu Fenghua,
Zhao Binyuan,
Wu Weiping,
Yang Haiyan,
Ning Yuesheng,
Lai Yijian,
Bradley Robert
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201870332
Subject(s) - materials science , environmentally friendly , geopolymer , carbon fibers , solar energy , process engineering , biomass (ecology) , nanotechnology , composite material , fly ash , composite number , ecology , biology , oceanography , engineering , geology
In the number 1803266 , Fenghua Liu, Binyuan Zhao, Weiping Wu, and co‐workers set a new record water vapor rate (7.55 kg m −2 h −1 ) for solar‐powered steam generation, by using low cost, robust, and environment friendly macroporous geopolymer with biomass‐derived mesoporous carbon. These results are critical towards low‐cost, easy‐to‐manufacture, scalable materials for sustainable solar and wind energy harvest.