Recent advances on the applications of phase change materials for solar collectors, practical limitations, and challenges: A critical review

A Mourad, A Aissa, Z Said, O Younis, M Iqbal… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global warming is the most serious problem humanity faces in the twenty-first century. To
avoid additional global warming, the world must transition away from fossil fuels and toward …

Key pathways for efficient solar thermal desalination

J Huang, H Zheng, H Kong - Energy Conversion and Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Along with the decline of fresh water resources, desalination has grown in an increasingly
significant technology. The utilization of sustainable energy sources, especially solar …

Clean water production by non-noble metal/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite coated on wood: scalable interfacial solar steam generation and heavy metal …

R Mehrkhah, EK Goharshadi, MM Ghafurian… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Herein, a cost-effective, bifunctional, scalable, and highly efficient water-treatment material
was prepared by coating iron/nickle (Fe/Ni)-reduced graphene oxide (RGO) nanocomposite …

New insights of metal free 2D graphitic carbon nitride for photocatalytic degradation of bisphenol A

RS Sahu, Y Shih, WL Chen - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymeric oxygen rich exfoliated graphitic carbon nitride (exfoliated GCN, EGCN) was
synthesized by the acid treatment of bulk GCN. The photocatalyst was characterized using X …

Integration of solar heating systems for low-temperature heat demand in food processing industry–A review

MI Ismail, NA Yunus, H Hashim - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The future of climate-resilient energy systems relies on the transition to incorporate
renewable energy with energy storage, such as solar energy. Solar thermal provides …

Solar disinfection (SODIS) technologies as alternative for large-scale public drinking water supply: Advances and challenges

BJM Chaúque, MB Rott - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Gastrointestinal waterborne diseases, continue to stand out among the most lethal diseases
in develo** countries, because of consuming contaminated water taken from unsafe …

Modeling and performance analysis of a fully solar-powered stand-alone swee** gas membrane distillation desalination system for island and coastal households

G Li, L Lu - Energy conversion and management, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar-powered membrane distillation is a promising desalination technology. This study
newly proposed a solar-powered stand-alone swee** gas membrane distillation …

Develo** optical and thermal models with experimental validation of parabolic trough collector for moroccan industrial heat applications

I Bouarfa, M El Ydrissi, H El Hafdaoui… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work presents the development of advanced optical and thermal models for parabolic
trough collector systems (PTCs) through an extensive experimental study utilizing a PTMx …

Energy sector enterprises in digitalization program: its implication for open innovation

Y Valeeva, M Kalinina, L Sargu… - Journal of Open …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The digital economy implies structural transformation in many industries, including the
energy sector, without considering the state specifics of the industry, for which full-fledged …

A concentrating light multistage rising film solar distiller with a central cooling structure

H Cheng, H Zheng, Z Wang, J Zhao, S Liang, L Wang… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a concentrating light multistage rising film solar distiller with a central
cooling structure (RFSD). The RFSD mainly consists of the semicircular concentrator, a …