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Spent coffee ground-based interfacial solar steam generation

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In this work, for the first time, spent coffee grounds (SCGs) were utilized for photothermal conversion. SCG-coated filter paper was obtained by a facile vacuum filtration method, then a floatable interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG) device was fabricated by wrapping expandable polyethylene (EPE) foam with the SCG-coated filter paper. The photothermal property and solar-driven evaporation performance of the ISSG device were investigated. Experimental results showed that there were graphitic π electrons in SCG and it exhibited light adsorption above 50% within the wavelength of 200–720 nm. The surface temperature of the ISSG device can finally achieve 63.2 °C under 0.25 sun irradiation, and the solar steam yield was enhanced by 0.56 times with the assistance of the floating ISSG device on bulk water surface. This study can provide a feasible technical support for the effective utilization of SCG and water treatment via low-cost ISSG process.

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This work was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (51909292) and Fundamental Research Funds for Central Public Welfare Scientific Research Institution (K-JBYWF-2019-ZT02, K-JBYWF-2018-T02, Y-JBYWF-2019-16). The first author (Yuhui Ma) thanks Xiaoqi Liu at testing centre of ISDMU for his assistance of Raman spectroscopy analysis. The authors wish to thank the anonymous reviewers for their comments.

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    Yuhui Ma, Tianxiang Jiang, Aijun Zhang & Junrui Cao

  2. Tianjin Haiyue Water Treatment High-Tech Co., Ltd,, Tianjin, 300192, China

    Junrui Cao

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Ma, Y., Jiang, T., Zhang, A. et al. Spent coffee ground-based interfacial solar steam generation. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 23, 604–613 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-020-01148-6

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