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DOI	10.1016/j.surfin.2021.101169
	Sustainable atmospheric fog water generator through superhydrophobic electrospun nanocomposite fibers of recycled expanded polystyrene foams
	Uddin, Md. Nizam; Desai, Fenil J.; Subeshan, Balakrishnan; Rahman, Muhammad M.; Asmatulu, Eylem
通讯作者	Asmatulu, E (corresponding author), Wichita State Univ, Dept Mech Engn, 1845 Fairmount St, Wichita, KS 67260 USA.
来源期刊	SURFACES AND INTERFACES
ISSN	2468-0230
出版年	2021
卷号	25
英文摘要	In recent years, the production of disposable plastic products is increasing day by day and resulting in global growing concern that it poses to the environment. Microorganisms hardly resolve these types of plastic wastes; therefore, recycling the value-added materials is very important. Recycling and reusing plastic wastes to produce superhydrophobic nanofibers for atmospheric clean water production could be a partial solution to address the environmental issues. Herein, superhydrophobic-hydrophilic nanocomposites fibers were fabricated using recycled expanded polystyrene (REPS) as inspired by the fog-harvesting capability of Stenocara beetles in the Namib Desert. The REPS were electrospun with various proportions of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles and aluminum (Al) microparticles. The fiber morphology, surface hydrophobicity, thermal properties, and fog waterharvesting performance of the nanocomposite fibers were studied. The as-prepared nanocomposites fibers with a 10% inclusion of combined micro-and nanoparticles exhibit superhydrophobic properties with a water contact angle of 157 degrees and daily water productivity of more than 1.35 liter/m2 of nanocomposites. The expenses of materials to produce such nanocomposites needed to supply the minimum daily water consumption for a twomember household (6 liters) are only US$2.67. These nanocomposites are inexpensive, reusable, do not require additional energy consumption, and are particularly suitable for producing clean water in arid areas. This study offers a new technology for the mass production of clean water through nanotechnology at a relatively low cost.
英文关键词	Fog water generator Recycled expanded polystyrene Water contact angle Nanocomposite Superhydrophobicity
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000681263600003
WOS关键词	SURFACE-COATINGS ; PAN NANOFIBERS ; CAPTURE ; IMPACT
WOS类目	Chemistry, Physical ; Materials Science, Coatings & Films ; Physics, Applied ; Physics, Condensed Matter
WOS研究方向	Chemistry ; Materials Science ; Physics
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/364729
作者单位	[Uddin, Md. Nizam] Georgia Southern Univ, Dept Mech Engn, Statesboro, GA 30460 USA; [Desai, Fenil J.; Subeshan, Balakrishnan; Rahman, Muhammad M.; Asmatulu, Eylem] Wichita State Univ, Dept Mech Engn, 1845 Fairmount St, Wichita, KS 67260 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Uddin, Md. Nizam,Desai, Fenil J.,Subeshan, Balakrishnan,et al. Sustainable atmospheric fog water generator through superhydrophobic electrospun nanocomposite fibers of recycled expanded polystyrene foams[J],2021,25.
APA	Uddin, Md. Nizam,Desai, Fenil J.,Subeshan, Balakrishnan,Rahman, Muhammad M.,&Asmatulu, Eylem.(2021).Sustainable atmospheric fog water generator through superhydrophobic electrospun nanocomposite fibers of recycled expanded polystyrene foams.SURFACES AND INTERFACES,25.
MLA	Uddin, Md. Nizam,et al."Sustainable atmospheric fog water generator through superhydrophobic electrospun nanocomposite fibers of recycled expanded polystyrene foams".SURFACES AND INTERFACES 25(2021).