Progress in interfacial solar steam generation using low-dimensional and biomass-derived materials

MNAS Ivan, S Saha, AM Saleque, S Ahmed, AK Thakur… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The pressing concern of escalating water scarcity has spurred the creation of advanced
technologies, such as interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG), to tackle the challenge …

Solar-driven interfacial evaporation: design and application progress of structural evaporators and functional distillers

J Wang, Y Kong, Z Liu, H Wang - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation technology (TSDIE), which directly uses solar energy to
evaporate and purify water, is an emerging solution to address the shortage of freshwater …

Water distillation tower: Experimental investigation, economic assessment, and performance prediction using optimized machine-learning model

AH Elsheikh, EMS El-Said, M Abd Elaziz, M Fujii… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Here we present a new compact design of a vertical water distillation tower based on solar
stills. The experimental setup consisted of a vertical tower with five water trays, supported by …

[HTML][HTML] A review of high internal phase Pickering emulsions: Stabilization, rheology, and 3D printing application

X He, Q Lu - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
High internal phase Pickering emulsion (HIPPE) is renowned for its exceptionally high-
volume fraction of internal phase, leading to flocculated yet deformed emulsion droplets and …

Effects of cooling on performance of photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) solar panels: A comprehensive review

K Bilen, İ Erdoğan - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The most important energy source for the world is the sun. Energy from the sun named solar
energy can be converted to electricity using photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) solar panels. PV/T …

Nature‐Inspired Structure‐Engineered TiN/TiO2 Nanotubes Array Toward Solar Desalination Synergy with Photothermal‐Enhanced Degradation and Thermoelectric …

Y Du, P Liu, H Zhang, L Zou, K Deng… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐driven interfacial evaporation systems are considered as promising technology to
alleviate the water scarcity crisis, yet lack of innovative evaporators obstructs further …

Engineering strategies toward electrodes stabilization in capacitive deionization

M Gao, W Chen - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Capacitive deionization (CDI), an emerging desalination technique, harnesses porous
carbon electrodes to eliminate ions via electrosorption. Despite its promise, CDI systems …

The advent of thermoplasmonic membrane distillation

S Santoro, AH Avci, A Politano, E Curcio - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Freshwater scarcity is a vital societal challenge related to climate change, population
pressure, and agricultural and industrial demands. Therefore, sustainable desalination …

Modeling of solar energy systems using artificial neural network: A comprehensive review

AH Elsheikh, SW Sharshir, M Abd Elaziz, AE Kabeel… - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The development of different solar energy (SE) systems becomes one of the most important
solutions to the problem of the rapid increase in energy demand. This may be achieved by …

A coupled artificial neural network with artificial rabbits optimizer for predicting water productivity of different designs of solar stills

AO Alsaiari, EB Moustafa, H Alhumade… - … in Engineering Software, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a coupled multi-layer perceptrons (MLP) model with an artificial rabbits
optimizer (ARO) is developed to predict the water productivity of different designs of solar …