Recent research advances in efficient solar-driven interfacial evaporation

M Zhou, L Zhang, S Tao, R Li, Y Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Inspired by the natural water cycle, solar-driven interfacial evaporation for direct freshwater
generation is considered as a sustainable and prospective desalination technology that can …

Photothermal fabrics for solar-driven seawater desalination

J Hu, Y Sun, Z Liu, B Zhu, L Zhang, N Xu, M Zhu… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar-driven seawater desalination has received massive attention as it holds great promise
to solve the worldwide freshwater and energy issues. The key of this technology relies on …

Vertically aligned aerogel with concaved surface topography coupled ordered channel enable efficient solar-driven desalination

W Wang, X Ma, J Miao, T Fan - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar-driven desalination has been regarded as a promising energy-saving and sustainable
strategy to address the serious freshwater shortage issue. However, its performance is …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrogels in solar-driven water and energy production: Recent advances and future perspectives

Y Shi, A Feng, S Mao, C Onggowarsito… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are emerging as an ideal platform for sustainable water and energy nexuses due
to their low-cost, ease of processing, versatile functions, unique structural networks, and …

Nanoclay Hybridized Graphene Aerogels Encapsulating Phase Change Material for Efficient Solar‐Driven Desalination and Electricity Generation

Y Tang, X Zhao, Y Li, Z Yang, X Zuo… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The utilization of graphene aerogel encapsulated phase change materials (PCMs) presents
a promising strategy to achieve solar‐thermal energy conversion and storage. However, the …

Assessing global drinking water potential from electricity-free solar water evaporation device

W Zhang, Y Chen, Q Ji, Y Fan, G Zhang, X Lu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Universal and equitable access to affordable safely managed drinking water (SMDW) is a
significant challenge and is highlighted by the United Nations' Sustainable Development …

[HTML][HTML] Recent innovations in 3D solar evaporators and their functionalities

Y Liang, D Wang, H Yu, X Wu, Y Lu, X Yang, G Owens… - Science Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
Interfacial solar evaporation (ISE) has emerged as a promising technology to alleviate
global water scarcity via energy-efficient purification of both wastewater and seawater. While …

Scalable asymmetric fabric evaporator for solar desalination and thermoelectricity generation

Z Fu, D Zhong, S Zhou, L Zhang, W Long… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The integration of solar interfacial evaporation and power generation offers a sustainable
solution to address water and electricity scarcity. Although water‐power cogeneration …

Strategic design of porous interfacial evaporators: A comprehensive review unveiling the significant role of pore engineering

C Dai, Z Li, K Zheng, JH Zhang, R Dai, D Luo, H Gao… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SIE) has emerged as a promising technology owing to
its enhanced heat and mass transfer characteristics when compared to conventional …

Efficient solar-driven interfacial evaporation and desalination using simple, salt-resistant, carbon nanotube-based Janus evaporators

H Ge, Z Fang, S Wu, J Qiu, X Liu, Z Zhang - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Desalination technology is an effective solution for global freshwater crisis, but conventional
methods usually consume fossil energy. Solar-driven interfacial evaporation desalination …