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This study presents a novel cellulose fabric for solar-driven indoor dehumidification, power generation, and cooling. This sustainable material offers a multi-functional solution for environmental control and energy harvesting.

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  • Materials Science
  • Sustainable Energy
  • Environmental Engineering

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  • High indoor humidity and temperature negatively impact public health and industrial productivity.
  • Conventional air conditioning systems are energy-intensive and contribute to the greenhouse effect.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a sustainable, multi-functional textile for simultaneous indoor dehumidification, power generation, and passive cooling.
  • To address the limitations of traditional energy-consuming climate control systems.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of an asymmetric bilayer cellulose-based fabric (ABMTF) with moisture absorption-evaporation and radiation layers.
  • Testing of the fabric's performance under solar illumination for dehumidification, power generation, and radiative cooling.

Main Results:

  • The ABMTF effectively reduced indoor relative humidity to 40-60% under 1 sun illumination.
  • Evaporation-driven capillary flow generated a maximum open-circuit voltage of 0.82 V and power density of 1.13 µW cm⁻³.
  • Passive radiative cooling achieved subambient temperatures of approximately 12 °C with a cooling power of 106 W m⁻².

Conclusions:

  • The developed cellulose-based fabric offers a high-performance, eco-friendly solution for simultaneous moisture and thermal management.
  • This multi-modal textile presents a new avenue for sustainable, self-powered environmental control applications.