Micro-nano-fabrication of green functional materials by multiphase microfluidics for environmental and energy applications

Autor: Cheng Qi, Tao Zhou, Xingjiang Wu, Kailang Liu, Lei Li, Zhou Liu, Zhuo Chen, Jianhong Xu, Tiantian Kong
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Green Energy & Environment, Vol 9, Iss 8, Pp 1199-1219 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2468-0257
DOI: 10.1016/j.gee.2023.05.012
Popis: Multiphase microfluidic has emerged as a powerful platform to produce novel materials with tailor-designed functionalities, as microfluidic fabrication provides precise controls over the size, component, and structure of resultant materials. Recently, functional materials with well-defined micro-/nanostructures fabricated by microfluidics find important applications as environmental and energy materials. This review first illustrated in detail how different structures or shapes of droplet and jet templates are formed by typical configurations of microfluidic channel networks and multiphase flow systems. Subsequently, recent progresses on several representative energy and environmental applications, such as water purification, water collecting and energy storage, were overviewed. Finally, it is envisioned that integrating microfluidics and other novel materials will play increasing important role in contributing environmental remediation and energy storage in near future.
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