Polydopamine-filled bacterial nanocellulose as a biodegradable interfacial photothermal evaporator for highly efficient solar steam generation

Abstract

A flexible, scalable and completely biodegradable photothermal evaporator for highly efficient solar steam generation is fabricatedvia in situloading polydopamine particles in bacterial nanocellulose matrix during its growth.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2017
Source ID
10.1039/c7ta04834c

Entities

People

  • Deoukchen Ghim
  • Hamed Gholami Derami
  • Qisheng Jiang
  • Sisi Cao
  • Srikanth Singamaneni
  • Young-Shin Jun

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Institute of Materials Science
  • National Science Foundation
  • United States Army
  • United States Department of Energy
  • Washington University in St. Louis

Tags

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science