Nanophotonics-enabled solar membrane distillation for off-grid water purification
Abstract
Current desalination technologies provide solutions to the increasing water demands of the planet but require substantial electric energy, limiting their sustainable use where conventional power infrastructure may be unavailable. Here, we report a direct solar method for desalination that utilizes nanoparticle-assisted solar vaporization in a membrane distillation geometry. This scalable process is capable of providing sufficient clean water for family use in a compact footprint, potentially for off-grid desalination at remote locations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jun 19, 2017
- Source ID
- 10.1073/pnas.1701835114
Entities
People
- Akshay Deshmukh
- Alessandro Alabastri
- Jinjian Wu
- Katherine R Zodrow
- Menachem Elimelech
- Naomi J. Halas
- Nathaniel J. Hogan
- Oara Neumann
- Peter Nordlander
- Pratiksha D Dongare
- Qilin Li
- Seth Pedersen
- Tianxiao Wang
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- National Science Foundation
- Rice University
- Robert A. Welch Foundation
- Yale University