The invention provides a
silane modified
graphene oxide /
polyvinyl alcohol composite
aerogel evaporator and a preparation method and application thereof, and relates to the technical field of
new energy materials.The preparation method comprises the steps that firstly,
polyvinyl alcohol is dissolved in deionized water to form a uniform solution, absolute ethyl
alcohol is added after cooling, and a PVA / ethyl
alcohol-water cosolvent
system is constructed; then, dispersing the
graphene oxide powder into a cosolvent, and uniformly distributing the
graphene oxide powder through ultrasonic treatment; then, (3-aminopropyl) trimethoxy
silane is introduced; then,
glutaraldehyde is added, standing is carried out at the
room temperature, crosslinking and gelation processes are completed, and GO / SPH hydrogel is formed. And finally, soaking, washing and freeze-
drying the obtained hydrogel to obtain the GO / SPH composite
aerogel evaporator. According to the GO / SPH
evaporator prepared through the method, the excellent
photothermal conversion performance of the graphene oxide and the specific rapid water transportation and heat localization capacity of the PVA three-dimensional porous
aerogel are utilized, and the extremely high water
evaporation rate and
solar energy conversion efficiency are achieved.