Patent for a Carbonized Manure System for Solar Driven Desalination
MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng was awarded a patent for “Farm waste-derived recyclable photothermal evaporator.”
Abstract Source: USPTO
A carbonized manure photothermal evaporator derived from naturally abundant farm waste has high solar absorptance, effective water transportation, and rapid salt dissipation. It achieves high evaporation under 1-sun irradiance and is recyclable, durable, and cost-effective for use in energy-efficient solar-driven interfacial desalination.
