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Wei Zhang^1,2,3, Qinghua Ji², Huaijia Xin^2,4

¹Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.

|January 6, 2025

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This study introduces a wood-based solar evaporator for efficient salt separation from wastewater. It achieves fractional salt crystallization by controlling ion transport, enabling salt reuse and sustainable water management.

Keywords:

fractional crystallization ion regulation ion separation nanofluidic solar evaporation

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Environmental Science
Chemical Engineering

Background:

Solar water evaporation (SWE) is promising for hypersaline wastewater treatment.
Conventional SWE struggles with uncontrollable ion transfer, hindering salt fractionalization and reuse.
Effective ion-water and ion-ion separation are vital for sustainable SWE.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a solar-driven fractional crystallizer for simultaneous ion-water and ion-ion separation.
To achieve practical salt fractionalization and reutilization from mixed salts.
To advance SWE technology towards greater sustainability.

Main Methods:

Utilized a wood-derived nanofluidic material for solar-driven fractional crystallization.
Engineered functional groups on channel walls to regulate ion transfer via differentiated interactions.
Employed SWE to induce capillary flow, concentrating ions within wood channels.

Main Results:

Demonstrated controlled ion transfer and nearly pure salt extraction from a salt mixture.
Engineered functional groups created distinct interactions, leading to SO₄^2- lagging behind Cl^-.
Observed a 12.4-fold enhancement in ion separation compared to bare wood, enabling fractional crystallization.

Conclusions:

The wood-derived nanofluidic solar crystallizer effectively separates ions and facilitates fractional salt crystallization.
This approach enables the recovery and potential reutilization of nearly pure salts from hypersaline wastewater.
The study advances SWE technology for sustainable water and salt management.