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ArticleCommunications engineering2025

Slippery liquid infused porous surface (SLIPS) condensers for high efficiency air gap membrane distillation.

Yashwant S Yogi, Harsharaj B Parmar, Hamid Fattahi Juybari, Sina Nejati, Akshay K Rao, Rishav Roy, Mojtaba Zarei, Longnan Li, Soumyadip Sett, Abhimanyu Das and 3 more

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Yashwant S YogiSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
Harsharaj B ParmarSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
Hamid Fattahi JuybariSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
Sina NejatiSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
Akshay K RaoSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
Rishav RoySchool of Mechanical Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
Mojtaba ZareiSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
Longnan LiDepartment of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
Soumyadip SettDepartment of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
Abhimanyu DasSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
Nenad MiljkovicDepartment of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0866-3680
Justin A WeibelSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
David M WarsingerSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA. dwarsing@purdue.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3446-1473

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U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Desalination Prize 14000550
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Abstract

To address growing water scarcity, we must improve the energy efficiency of thermal desalination technologies such as air gap membrane distillation. However, promising functional materials such as slippery liquid infused porous surfaces have not yet implemented for any desalination technology. Here, we fabricate and test slippery liquid infused porous surfaces (using Krytox 16,256 lubricant and CuO nanostructures) in an air gap membrane distillation apparatus. System-level transport models, validated by experimental data, establish a framework for improving performance through enhanced condensation surfaces. Results are obtained across a range of temperatures (50-80 °C), salinities (5-105 g/kg), and module lengths. We find that small air gap thickness and efficient droplet shedding significantly improves performance. The CuO Krytox process achieves these with a conductive-self-limiting coating, high nanostructure rugosity, strong covalent and metallic bonding, high hydrophobicity, minimal droplet pinning sites, and ultra-low contact angle hysteresis. The greatest efficiency enhancement from SLIPS is derived from the improved droplet shedding, which allows for reduced gap sizes without flooding, and is further augmented by the increased permeate flux.

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PMCPMC11910583

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