Bio‐Inspired Mesoporous Solar Evaporator Enabled by Upcycled PET
Sungdo Kim, Sourav Chaule, YuJi Han, Yong Soo Kim, Ji‐Hyun Jang · 2026
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Description
Sungdo Kim and colleagues build, in a 2026 study, a solar water evaporator shaped like an insect compound eye and made from recycled PET plastic waste. Their graphite-filled foam has a spongy, moldable structure that moves water upward while a rounded multi-surface shape catches sunlight from many angles.
Under standard one-sun test light, the device evaporated water at a strong rate for its footprint, and an outdoor unit with a condenser produced fresh water across fourteen hours of natural sun. Side surfaces, heat spreading inside the foam, and steady capillary flow all contributed. The design offers a route to low-cost clean water gear built from plastic waste.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sungdo Kim, Sourav Chaule, YuJi Han, Yong Soo Kim, Ji‐Hyun Jang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |