Issue 17, 2019
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A

A three-dimensional plasmonic spacer enables highly efficient solar-enhanced membrane distillation of seawater†

Edison Huixiang Ang, ORCID logo ‡*a   Yong Zen Tan‡a  and  Jia Wei Chew ORCID logo *a  

* Corresponding authors

a School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637459, Singapore
E-mail: angh0040@e.ntu.edu.sg, jchew@ntu.edu.sg

Abstract

Herein, we demonstrate an energy-efficient means for water desalination using a three-dimensional (3D) porous spacer for plasmon-enhanced solar membrane distillation (MD). This unique spacer rationally designed from noble metals, which generates 60 l m−2 of fresh water per day, had a photothermal efficiency of 98% (under 0.8 sun).

Graphical abstract: A three-dimensional plasmonic spacer enables highly efficient solar-enhanced membrane distillation of seawater

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TA11896E
Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 Dec 2018
Accepted
28 Mar 2019
First published
28 Mar 2019

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2019,7, 10206-10211

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A three-dimensional plasmonic spacer enables highly efficient solar-enhanced membrane distillation of seawater

E. H. Ang, Y. Z. Tan and J. W. Chew, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2019, 7, 10206 DOI: 10.1039/C8TA11896E

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