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Synergistic Zno Nanoflowers Anchored Carbonized Palm Fiber for Advanced Photothermal Water Desalination and Purification

SSRN, ISSN: 1556-5068
2024
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Recently, solar steam generation (SSG) has been a subject of focus that is triggered by global concern on clean water supply, providing that a sustainable stand-alone water desalination and purification technologies which is capable in producing clean water through solar energy conversion. In conjunction with this, lately, biomass-derived carbonaceous materials have attracted significant attention for their sustainable use of natural resources. However, the carbonization process can significantly alter the hydrophilic properties of natural biomass. Herein, a novel approach that utilizes the integration of zinc oxide (ZnO) on carbonized oil palm fiber (ZnO-CF) was developed in this study to investigate their combined synergistic effect. Through a cost-effective hydrothermal route, a composite photothermal material with efficient light absorption and water transport properties was successfully synthesized. Benefiting from the synergistic effect of ZnO with CF, the evaporation rate and efficiency of ZnO-CF were reported to be 1.647 kg m-2 h-1 and 97.33 %, respectively under 1 sun illumination. Additionally, ZnO-CF demonstrated excellent desalination properties in treating lake water and seawater, with the additional feature of merit in sustaining self-cleaning ability for crystalline salt due to its surface wettability in the absence of light. These versatile properties make ZnO-CF a promising solution for biomass waste upcycling from the oil palm industry, thus contributing to sustainable water desalination technologies.

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Jo-Ey Liow; Kok-Loong Lim; Jin He Goh; Wee-Jun Ong; Poi Sim Khiew; Nur Aimi Jani; Wee Siong Chiu; Swee Tiam Tan; Choon Yian Haw

Elsevier BV

Multidisciplinary; ZnO; carbonized oil palm fiber; synergistic effect; desalination

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