Project 82: Design and Application Research of Bio-inspired Hierarchical Hygroscopic Material

Contact Information

Assoc. Prof. Yao Li

Email: liyaosjtu@sjtu.edu.cn

Project Description and Objectives

The moisture in the air has drawn great concerns in various industries, including food preservation and processing, the chemical and petrochemical industry, microelectronics, architecture materials, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and paper making. Due to the limited amount of fresh water (being approximately 3% of the world’s water) in the world, atmospheric moisture is potentially an alternative renewable water resource as the earth is surrounded by over 12.9*1012 m3 of atmospheric moisture. This could potentially be collected by adsorptive dehumidification from the moist air. Therefore, air dehumidification has become a prime research topic worldwide. In this study, bio-inspired hierarchical porous materials possessing effective adsorption–desorption characteristics will be designed and researched for the application of water harvesting.

Eligibility Requirements

Experience in porous material design and fabrication. 

Basic measurement skills.

Main Tasks

Through a variety of set parameters, the student will master three different synthesis techniques and the principle of hierarchical Hygroscopic Material.

Use similar chemometric methods for water adsorption ability identification (LDA, PCA, least squares, etc.).

Website

Lab: http://sklcm.sjtu.edu.cn/

School: http://smse.sjtu.edu.cn