Advanced Fiber Materials, Volume. 7, Issue 1, 00474(2025)

A Molecular Confine-Induced Charged Fiber for Fog Harvesting

Yating Ji1, Weifeng Yang2, Xiaoyan Li1, Yinjie Chen1, Bi Xu1, and Zaisheng Cai1、*
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  • 1National Engineering Research Center for Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People’s Republic of China
  • 2State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials and College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People’s Republic of China
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    Harvesting fog composed of differently charged droplets offers a potential solution to freshwater crises. Leveraging electrostatic attraction between charged surfaces and droplets to enhance capture efficiency represents an efficacious approach for achieving efficient fog harvesting. However, existing strategies to enhance electrostatic attraction by introducing charges on the surface pose persistence challenges. Here, an asymmetric wettability polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fiber (named Janus-PAN) with stable high surface potential via in-situ molecular confined modification is proposed for fog harvesting. By coupling the high capture efficiency generated by persistent electrostatic interaction and the directional self-driven transport supported by wettability gradient, Janus-PAN achieves a water collection rate (WCR) of 1775 mg/cm2/h, which is 2.6 times higher than that of fibers with low surface potential and no wetting gradient. Moreover, the potential application of the Janus-PAN harp in agricultural irrigation is demonstrated. The previously unreported surface potential control strategy shown here can potentially upgrade the fiber-based fog harvesting materials.

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    Yating Ji, Weifeng Yang, Xiaoyan Li, Yinjie Chen, Bi Xu, Zaisheng Cai. A Molecular Confine-Induced Charged Fiber for Fog Harvesting[J]. Advanced Fiber Materials, 2025, 7(1): 00474

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: May. 19, 2024

    Accepted: Jul. 24, 2024

    Published Online: Mar. 14, 2025

    The Author Email: Cai Zaisheng (zshcai@dhu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s42765-024-00474-w

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