Fig. 1: Conceptual design of the mangrove-mimicked solar vapor generator and crystallizer (SVGC). | Nature Communications

Fig. 1: Conceptual design of the mangrove-mimicked solar vapor generator and crystallizer (SVGC).

From: Sustainable biomimetic solar distillation with edge crystallization for passive salt collection and zero brine discharge

Fig. 1

a Photo showing a grey mangrove (Avicennia marina) plant and a mangrove leaf with edge crystallization in Abu Dhabi, UAE. b Schematic showing design of the proposed mangrove-mimicked SVGC device and its working principle. SEM images of the oxidized mesh under (c) low and (d) high magnification. e Measured absorption spectra of the oxidized TiO2/Ti mesh under the wet state in the wavelength range of 250–2000 nm. f Evolution of the wicking front of the saline water (24 wt.% NaCl) for the oxidized  TiO2/Ti mesh (data uncertainty: ± 0.8 mm). g Saline water (24 wt.% NaCl) lifting capacity of the mimicked stem (with a width of 40 mm and thickness of 0.89 mm equivalent to the proposed device) as a function of height.

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