Highly Efficient Solar-Driven Photothermal–Photocatalytic
System Based on Supramolecular Iron Phthalocyanine Organic Polymer/CoFe2O4/Polydopamine for Wastewater Purification
posted on 2023-12-07, 14:39authored byChao Cheng, Hong Miao, Yaqin Chai, Ruo Yuan, Hongyan Liu
Solar-driven evaporation is considered
to be a sustainable water
treatment technology that helps alleviate global water shortages.
However, the secondary pollution caused by the accumulation of volatile
organic compounds (VOCs) during the evaporation threatens water safety.
Here, we designed a highly efficient 3D evaporator that combines supramolecular
iron phthalocyanine organic polymer (PcOP-Fe) and CoFe2O4 (CFO) for simultaneous water evaporation and VOC degradation.
It was demonstrated that the matched energy level of PcOP-Fe with
CFO material can promote the photocarrier separation of CFO and further
improve the photocatalytic activity. Meanwhile, the excellent photothermal
performance of CFO can increase the local temperature to improve the
transfer of photocarriers in PcOP-Fe and accelerate the reaction kinetics
of VOC degradation simultaneously. Therefore, the designed evaporator
exhibited an evaporation rate of 2.03 kg m–2 h–1 under 1 sun (1 kW m–2) irradiation
and a desalination efficiency over 99.7% for simulated seawater. Particularly,
the evaporator delivers a high degradation efficiency ranging from
89.7% to 98.4% toward VOCs including phenol, N,N-dimethylformamide, and aniline. This work provides an
effective evaporator with excellent photothermal and photocatalytic
performance that can be applied in sewage treatment and seawater desalination.