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Composite Materials: A Robust CuCr 2 O 4 /SiO 2 Composite Photothermal Material with Underwater Black Property and Extremely High Thermal Stability for Solar‐Driven Water Evaporation (Adv. Sustainable Syst. 3/2018)
Author(s) -
Shi Yusuf,
Li Renyuan,
Shi Le,
Ahmed Elaf,
Jin Yong,
Wang Peng
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced sustainable systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.499
H-Index - 24
ISSN - 2366-7486
DOI - 10.1002/adsu.201870026
Subject(s) - photothermal therapy , materials science , composite number , solar energy , fouling , composite material , photothermal effect , thermal stability , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , chemistry , membrane , engineering , ecology , biochemistry , biology
Given the great abundance of and inexhaustibility of sunlight, tapping into solar energy to produce fresh water is a promising solution for the current challenges of water and energy shortage. Solar‐driven water distillation utilizes efficient photothermal material to capture and convert solar energy to heat. The heat is in turn used to evaporate water out of source water not suitable for drinking and the condensate is collected as fresh water. In article number 1700145 , Peng Wang and co‐workers design a pitaya‐like structured composite photothermal material which has excellent photothermal performance, great mechanical strength, thermal stability and thermal shock resistance. Amazingly, the material can be directly burned in fire to remove its surface organic and inorganic contaminants making it the first photothermal material to have fouling‐control design.