Basith Sayyid Abdul, Ramadoss Ananthakumar, Khandelwal Gaurav, Jacob George, Chandrasekhar Arunkumar
Nanosensors and Nanoenergy Lab, Biomedical Instrumentation Lab, Department of Sensor and Biomedical Technology, School of Electronics Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632014, India.
Advanced Research School for Technology & Product Simulation (ARSTPS), School for Advanced Research in Petrochemicals (SARP), Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET), T.V.K. Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai 600032, India.
iScience. 2024 Jul 31;27(9):110627. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110627. eCollection 2024 Sep 20.
Escalating concerns over waste management and the need for sustainable energy have prompted innovative solutions at the nexus of resource recycling and self-powered applications. This study presents a novel approach to recycling super-absorbing polymer (SAP) gels from waste diapers and discarded baking sheets to fabricate a diaper waste-based triboelectric nanogenerator (DW-TENG). The DW-TENG, resembling a maraca, demonstrated superior electrical performance with a voltage output of 110 V, a current of 9 μA, and a power of 259.15 μW. It was successfully integrated into a self-powered weather station for real-time monitoring of wind speed, humidity, and temperature. This research underscores the dual benefits of waste management and energy generation, representing a promising step toward a circular and sustainable future.
对废物管理的日益关注以及对可持续能源的需求,促使人们在资源回收和自供电应用的交叉领域提出了创新解决方案。本研究提出了一种新颖的方法,即从废弃尿布和丢弃的烤盘回收超吸收聚合物(SAP)凝胶,以制造基于尿布废物的摩擦纳米发电机(DW-TENG)。类似沙球的DW-TENG表现出卓越的电性能,电压输出为110V,电流为9μA,功率为259.15μW。它成功集成到一个自供电气象站中,用于实时监测风速、湿度和温度。这项研究强调了废物管理和能源生产的双重好处,代表着迈向循环和可持续未来的充满希望的一步。