气凝胶
碳化
蒸发
材料科学
碳纤维
化学工程
吸光度
化学
纳米技术
复合材料
色谱法
气象学
扫描电子显微镜
复合数
工程类
物理
作者
Xinhua Liu,Guangkai Hou,Jiachang Zhao,Wei Zhao,Qingbo Xu,Xianhong Zheng,Zhi Li,Yuekun Lai
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.cej.2023.142826
摘要
Carbon aerogels have demonstrated superior properties for generating clean water through sustainable solar steam generation. However, the complex, time-consuming preparation process and the various harmful chemicals involved seriously inhibit the development and applications of carbon aerogels. Herein, down biomass-based carbon fiber aerogel (DCFA) consisting of physically self-interlocked carbon fibers was developed through the simple low-temperature carbonization of natural down cluster (DC) for highly effective solar evaporation. The resulting DCFA has a large amount of carbon (>80 %) and small amounts of sulfur and nitrogen due to its natural disulfide bonds and amino groups, suggesting a unique self-doped carbon property. The low density and high porosity of the DCFA increased the total solar absorbance and suppressed the energy loss during evaporation. As a result, the DCFA possessed solar absorbance of 97.03 %, as well as high evaporation rates of 2.05 and 2.11 kg·m−2·h−1 for the treatment of saline water and dye water, respectively, which are higher than most reported results. Moreover, the resulting DCFA could self-float without external assistance, demonstrating that it could be a facile evaporator in practical applications. Additionally, the DCFA retained its evaporation performance after 10 times tests for the evaporation of 3.5 wt% saline water and actual dye wastewater, indicating a long-term capacity for practical employment. These findings suggest that the DCFA could be a feasible alternative for solar-driven evaporation. Simultaneously, the simple, efficient, and chemical-free strategy will inspire subsequent research on the construction of fiber-based functional aerogels and their further development/application in water treatment, thermal insulation, energy generation, energy storage, and other related areas.
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