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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: A facile approach for developing an interfacial solar evaporator by heat localization
    of solar-thermal energy conversion at water-air liquid composed by in-situ polymerization
    of Fe2O3 nanoparticles (Fe2O3@PPy) deposited over a facial sponge is proposed.
    The demonstrated system consists of a floating solar receiver having a vertically
    cross-linked microchannel for wicking up saline water. The in situ polymerized
    Fe2O3@PPy interfacial layer promotes diffuse reflection and its rough black surface
    allows Omni-directional solar absorption (94%) and facilitates efficient thermal
    localization at the water/air interface and offers a defect-rich surface to promote
    heat localization (41.9 °C) and excellent thermal management due to cellulosic
    content. The self-floating composite foam reveals continuous vapors generation
    at a rate of 1.52 kg m−2 h−1 under one 1 kW m−2 and profound evaporating efficiency
    (95%) without heat losses that dissipates in its surroundings. Indeed, long-term
    evaporation experiments reveal the negligible disparity in continuous evaporation
    rate (33.84 kg m−2/8.3 h) receiving two sun solar intensity, and ensures the stability
    of the device under intense seawater conditions synchronized with excellent salt
    rejection potential. More importantly, Raman spectroscopy investigation validates
    the orange dye rejection via Fe2O3@PPy solar evaporator. The combined advantages
    of high efficiency, self-floating capability, multimedia rejection, low cost,
    and this configuration are promising for producing large-scale solar steam generating
    systems appropriate for commercial clean water yield due to their scalable fabrication.
acknowledgement: The authors extend their appreciation to King Saud University for
  funding this work through Researchers Supporting Project number (RSP-2021/387),
  King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
alternative_title:
- Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials
article_number: '1509'
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Yuzheng
  full_name: Lu, Yuzheng
  last_name: Lu
- first_name: Naila
  full_name: Arshad, Naila
  last_name: Arshad
- first_name: Muhammad Sultan
  full_name: Irshad, Muhammad Sultan
  last_name: Irshad
- first_name: Iftikhar
  full_name: Ahmed, Iftikhar
  last_name: Ahmed
- first_name: Shafiq
  full_name: Ahmad, Shafiq
  last_name: Ahmad
- first_name: Lina Abdullah
  full_name: Alshahrani, Lina Abdullah
  last_name: Alshahrani
- first_name: Muhammad
  full_name: Yousaf, Muhammad
  last_name: Yousaf
- first_name: Abdelaty Edrees
  full_name: Sayed, Abdelaty Edrees
  last_name: Sayed
- first_name: Muhammad
  full_name: Nauman, Muhammad
  id: 32c21954-2022-11eb-9d5f-af9f93c24e71
  last_name: Nauman
  orcid: 0000-0002-2111-4846
citation:
  ama: Lu Y, Arshad N, Irshad MS, et al. Fe2O3 nanoparticles deposited over self-floating
    facial sponge for facile interfacial seawater solar desalination. <i>Crystals</i>.
    2021;11(12). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11121509">10.3390/cryst11121509</a>
  apa: Lu, Y., Arshad, N., Irshad, M. S., Ahmed, I., Ahmad, S., Alshahrani, L. A.,
    … Nauman, M. (2021). Fe2O3 nanoparticles deposited over self-floating facial sponge
    for facile interfacial seawater solar desalination. <i>Crystals</i>. MDPI. <a
    href="https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11121509">https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11121509</a>
  chicago: Lu, Yuzheng, Naila Arshad, Muhammad Sultan Irshad, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shafiq
    Ahmad, Lina Abdullah Alshahrani, Muhammad Yousaf, Abdelaty Edrees Sayed, and Muhammad
    Nauman. “Fe2O3 Nanoparticles Deposited over Self-Floating Facial Sponge for Facile
    Interfacial Seawater Solar Desalination.” <i>Crystals</i>. MDPI, 2021. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11121509">https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11121509</a>.
  ieee: Y. Lu <i>et al.</i>, “Fe2O3 nanoparticles deposited over self-floating facial
    sponge for facile interfacial seawater solar desalination,” <i>Crystals</i>, vol.
    11, no. 12. MDPI, 2021.
  ista: Lu Y, Arshad N, Irshad MS, Ahmed I, Ahmad S, Alshahrani LA, Yousaf M, Sayed
    AE, Nauman M. 2021. Fe2O3 nanoparticles deposited over self-floating facial sponge
    for facile interfacial seawater solar desalination. Crystals. 11(12), 1509.
  mla: Lu, Yuzheng, et al. “Fe2O3 Nanoparticles Deposited over Self-Floating Facial
    Sponge for Facile Interfacial Seawater Solar Desalination.” <i>Crystals</i>, vol.
    11, no. 12, 1509, MDPI, 2021, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11121509">10.3390/cryst11121509</a>.
  short: Y. Lu, N. Arshad, M.S. Irshad, I. Ahmed, S. Ahmad, L.A. Alshahrani, M. Yousaf,
    A.E. Sayed, M. Nauman, Crystals 11 (2021).
date_created: 2022-01-02T23:01:34Z
date_published: 2021-12-03T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-08-17T06:31:20Z
day: '03'
ddc:
- '620'
department:
- _id: KiMo
doi: 10.3390/cryst11121509
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