scholarly journals Electrospun Ceramic Nanofibers for Photocatalysis

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 3221
Author(s):  
Yan Xing ◽  
Jing Cheng ◽  
Heping Li ◽  
Dandan Lin ◽  
Yuting Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Process ◽  
Carrier Lifetime ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Ceramic Fiber ◽  
Post Heat Treatment ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Solar Energy Utilization ◽  
Ceramic Nanofibers ◽  
Precursor Composition

Ceramic fiber photocatalysts fabricated by electrospinning hold great potential in alleviating global environmental and energy issues. However, many challenges remain in improving their photocatalytic efficiencies, such as the limited carrier lifetime and solar energy utilization. To overcome these predicaments, various smart strategies have been invented and realized in ceramic fiber photocatalysts. This review firstly attempts to summarize the fundamental principles and bottlenecks of photocatalytic processes. Subsequently, the approaches of doping, surface plasmon resonance, and up-conversion fluorescent to enlarge the light absorption range realized by precursor composition design, electrospinning parameter control, and proper post heat-treatment process are systematically introduced. Furthermore, methods and achievements of prolonging the lifetime of photogenerated carriers in electrospun ceramic fiber photocatalysts by means of introducing heterostructure and defective composition are reviewed in this article. This review ends with a summary and some perspectives on the future directions of ceramic fiber photocatalysts.

Sandwich hydrogel with confined plasmonic Cu/carbon cells for efficient solar water purification

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Tian ◽  
Chengcheng Li ◽  
Delun Chen ◽  
Yifan Li ◽  
LEI XING ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Water Purification ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Solar Water ◽  
Solar Energy Utilization

Designing low-cost and efficient evaporation system to maximize solar energy utilization is of great importance for the emerging solar water purification technologies. Herein, we demonstrate a universal sandwich hydrogel by...

Intercritical Interrupted Jominy Test

2007 ◽  
Vol 537-538 ◽  
pp. 549-554
Author(s):  
Mihály Réger ◽  
Balázs Verő ◽  
Zsolt Csepeli ◽  
Péter Pinke
Keyword(s):  
Cooling Rate ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Intercritical Annealing ◽  
Technological Parameters ◽  
Post Heat Treatment ◽  
Quenching Process ◽  
Final Microstructure ◽  
Jominy Test ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Quench Test

The final microstructure of DP and TRIP assisted steels can evolve after hot working (hot rolling) or during post heat treatment process. In the formation of the final structure a number of different technological parameters have important role, e.g. finishing temperature of rolling, cooling rates, temperature of intercritical annealing, etc. As a result of the individual factors and their combinations a lot of production technology routes are feasible. The effect of the different combinations of these technological parameters on the microstructure can be mapped by a special Jominy end-quench test (so called intercritical Jominy end-quench test) described in this paper. Unlike the traditional Jominy test, in this case there is a partial austenizing between A1 and A3 temperatures which results in a given amount of ferrite in the microstructure before quenching. The amount of ferrite depends on the temperature. In some cases the quenching process was interrupted for a given period of time in order to model the cooling process on the run-out table. During cooling each point of the Jominy specimen has a different cooling rate, so the effect of cooling rate on the microstructure can be evaluated along the length of the specimen.

Nanowire-based zinc-doped tin oxide microtubes for enhanced solar energy utilization efficiency

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (9) ◽  
pp. 6822-6830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wutao Mao ◽  
Zhengdao Li ◽  
Keyan Bao ◽  
Kaijun Zhang ◽  
Weibo Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Tin Oxide ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Utilization Efficiency ◽  
Solar Energy Utilization

Light manipulation in a dually ordered porous TiO2–rGO composite for efficient solar energy utilization

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 578-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoyong Lai
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Light Response ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Porous Tio2 ◽  
Light Manipulation ◽  
Solar Energy Utilization ◽  
Ordered Porous

A dually ordered macro-mesoporous TiO2–rGO composite with tunable light response was developed for efficient solar energy utilization.

Solar energy utilization in water production from humid air

Solar Energy ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 148 ◽  
pp. 98-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.H. Mohamed ◽  
G.E. William ◽  
M. Fatouh
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Water Production ◽  
Humid Air ◽  
Solar Energy Utilization

Design of a Plane-Type Bidirectional Thermal Diode

1988 ◽  
Vol 110 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Transfer Rate ◽  
Reverse Bias ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Heat Transfer Analysis ◽  
Transfer Rates ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Plane Type ◽  
Solar Energy Utilization

The design of a plane-type, bidirectional thermal diode is presented. This diode is composed of two vertical plates and several fluid-filled loops with their horizontal segments soldered to the vertical plates. This invention is simple in construction and low in cost. The direction of heat transfer in the invented thermal diode can be easily reversed. These features of the present invention make it very attractive to solar energy utilization. Natural convection analysis for thermosyphon operations was adopted for heat transfer calculations of the fluid-filled loops. A one-dimensional heat transfer analysis was employed to estimate the heat transfer rate and ratio of heat transfer rates of the diode under forward and reverse bias.

scholarly journals SOLAR ENERGY: A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF RENEWABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 214-217
Author(s):  
Deepak Aryal
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Sunshine Duration ◽  
Winter Season ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Solar Energy Utilization ◽  
Analytical Review

This paper reports analytical review results on the global and national importance of solar energy as a clean and renewable source of energy. Pre-monsoon and post monsoon seasons have higher mean monthly sunshine duration (about 8 hours/day) than summer (about 5 hours/day) and winter (about 7 hours/day) seasons in Kathmandu. The lowest sunshine duration during summer season is attributed to the effect of monsoonal clouds during that period. Pre-monsoon and monsoon seasons receive solar energy of about 250 W/m2 and 200 W/m2 respectively. The winter season receives the least amount of solar radiation (about 150 W/m2). Results show high prospect of solar energy utilization both in rural and urban areas of Nepal.

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