Photothermal Materials and Membranes for Solar-Driven Water Treatment |
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| Editor:
| Gohil, Jaydevsinh M.
Dutta, Kingshuk |
| ISBN: | 978-0-443-21789-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2024 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $230.00USD $276.00 |
Book Description:
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Photothermal Materials and Membranes for Solar-Driven Water Treatment provides comprehensive understanding of the chemistry of different photothermal materials, mechanistic pathways for light-to-heat energy conversion, design and development of various 3D evaporation systems configurations, and photothermal membranes for water treatment. The book contributes to the understanding of photothermal materials to system design for efficient solar-to-heat conversion and solar-steam...
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Photothermal Materials and Membranes for Solar-Driven Water Treatment provides comprehensive understanding of the chemistry of different photothermal materials, mechanistic pathways for light-to-heat energy conversion, design and development of various 3D evaporation systems configurations, and photothermal membranes for water treatment. The book contributes to the understanding of photothermal materials to system design for efficient solar-to-heat conversion and solar-steam generation and paves the way forward to meet increasing freshwater demand though sustainable and environmentally friendly approach. In addition, it introduces in-depth different emerging concepts of steam-generation, gives the basics of solar light and solar light adsorbing materials' function, efficiency and applications, discusses the preparation of photothermal materials and membranes, analyses the key characteristic properties of photothermal materials, elaborates on water evaporation using nature spired system design, and highlights the key commercialization approaches and technologies.
- Provides fundamental aspects of solar driven water treatment technologies and photothermal membranes and materials
- Analyzes, comprehensively, the designing of solar water evaporators and the choice and development of photothermal membranes and materials for solar driven water treatment
- Discusses performance parameters of photothermal membranes and materials to evaluate their efficacy in solar driven water treatment processes