This application provides a pine cone-shaped photothermal
evaporator and its preparation method, relating to the field of solar
seawater desalination technology. The preparation method utilizes a silica-
polypyrrole double-shell structure design to fabricate PPy-PCMs microcapsules that possess both high
photothermal conversion efficiency across the entire spectrum and stable, reversible
phase change heat storage function. A
composite membrane is obtained by sequentially spraying a
nanofiber suspension and a PPy-PCMs dispersion onto a substrate. The
composite membrane is then
cut into strips and radially fixed to the surface of a hydrophilic cotton rod, assembling them to form a biomimetic pine cone-shaped photothermal
evaporator. This biomimetic pine cone-shaped photothermal
evaporator exhibits stable structure, leak-proof and heat-resistant properties, excellent light
absorption efficiency, and low
thermal conductivity. It maintains high
evaporation performance under both light and dark environments, demonstrates significant
desalination effects, and maintains stable operation even in high-
salinity water bodies, providing an efficient solution for all-weather water purification.