Interfacial solar evaporation: from fundamental research to applications

X Wu, Y Lu, X Ren, P Wu, D Chu, X Yang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the last decade, interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG), powered by natural sunlight
garnered significant attention due to its great potential for low‐cost and environmentally …

Water activation in solar‐powered vapor generation

D Wei, C Wang, J Zhang, H Zhao, Y Asakura… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐powered vapor evaporation (SVG), based on the liquid‐gas phase conversion
concept using solar energy, has been given close attention as a promising technology to …

Advances in photothermal regulation strategies: from efficient solar heating to daytime passive cooling

L Zhu, L Tian, S Jiang, L Han, Y Liang, Q Li… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Photothermal regulation concerning solar harvesting and repelling has recently attracted
significant interest due to the fast-growing research focus in the areas of solar heating for …

Can the interfacial solar vapor generation performance be really “beyond” theoretical limit?

F Nawaz, Y Yang, Q Zhao, Y Mo, Z Jiang… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The interfacial solar vapor generation (ISVG) process is an environmentally friendly
approach that utilizes solar to produce steam, which can solve the water shortage. Despite …

Fully lignocellulosic biomass‐based double‐layered porous hydrogel for efficient solar steam generation

X Lin, P Wang, R Hong, X Zhu, Y Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐driven interfacial evaporation is an important approach for solving the issue of
freshwater scarcity. However, the practical application of solar steam generation is hindered …

Design and performance boost of a MOF-functionalized-wood solar evaporator through tuning the hydrogen-bonding interactions

Y Lu, D Fan, Z Shen, H Zhang, H Xu, X Yang - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Interfacial solar evaporation technology is recognized as one of the most promising
strategies to address freshwater scarcity issues. To realize the sustainability of this …

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 …

Enhanced interfacial solar evaporation through formation of micro‐meniscuses and microdroplets to reduce evaporation enthalpy

Z Yu, R Gu, Y Tian, P **e, B **… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Interfacial solar water evaporation, a promising way to address water shortages and water
pollution, has attracted increasing attention. However, low evaporation rates limit its practical …

Surface patterning of two-dimensional nanostructure-embedded photothermal hydrogels for high-yield solar steam generation

Y Lu, D Fan, Y Wang, H Xu, C Lu, X Yang - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Improving evaporation rate is extremely important to promote the application of solar steam
generation in clean water production through seawater desalination. However, the …

Polyzwitterionic hydrogels for highly efficient high salinity solar desalination

C Lei, W Guan, Y Guo, W Shi, Y Wang… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Interfacial solar vapor generation (SVG) is regarded as a promising and sustainable strategy
for clean water production. While many materials have demonstrated excellent evaporation …