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Facile polypyrrole thin film coating on polypropylene membrane for efficient solar-driven interfacial water evaporation

Abstract

We report the fabrication of a polypyrrole-coated interfacial solar membrane using a versatile dip-coating method, which enables solar vapor generation efficiency of 72% for the purpose of desalination. This next-generation method of thermal desalination membrane uses solar thermal energy as a heat source to vaporize salt and brackish water. The polypyrrole thin film is tightly attached to individual non-conductive polypropylene fibers in a mesh. The dip-coating method can be applied to different types of membranes, regardless of the wetting property, conductivity, or surface curvature.

Graphical abstract: Facile polypyrrole thin film coating on polypropylene membrane for efficient solar-driven interfacial water evaporation

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Nov 2016
Accepted
28 Dec 2016
First published
31 Jan 2017
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2017,7, 9495-9499

Facile polypyrrole thin film coating on polypropylene membrane for efficient solar-driven interfacial water evaporation

X. Huang, Y. Yu, Oscar L. de Llergo, S. M. Marquez and Z. Cheng, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 9495 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA26286D

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