Solar-powered sustainable water production: state-of-the-art technologies for sunlight–energy–water nexus

Z Li, X Xu, X Sheng, P Lin, J Tang, L Pan, YV Kaneti… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Alternative water resources (seawater, brackish water, atmospheric water, sewage, etc.) can
be converted into clean freshwater via high-efficiency, energy-saving, and cost-effective …

Solar-driven interfacial evaporation for water treatment: advanced research progress and challenges

J Li, Y **g, G **ng, M Liu, Y Cui, H Sun… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) using the widely distributed solar energy as the
driving force and simple and portable photothermal evaporation structures as the core …

A Molecularly Engineered Zwitterionic Hydrogel with Strengthened Anti‐Polyelectrolyte Effect: from High‐Rate Solar Desalination to Efficient Electricity Generation

SY Zheng, J Zhou, M Si, S Wang, F Zhu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Polyzwitterionic hydrogel is an emerging material for solar‐driven water evaporation in
saline environment due to its special anti‐polyelectrolyte effect, which is a promising …

Entangled mesh hydrogels with macroporous topologies via cryogelation for rapid atmospheric water harvesting

J Sun, F Ni, J Gu, M Si, D Liu, C Zhang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Sorption‐based atmospheric water harvesting (SAWH) is a promising technology to alleviate
freshwater scarcity. Recently, hygroscopic salt‐hydrogel composites (HSHCs) have …

Confinement capillarity of thin coating for boosting solar‐driven water evaporation

Z Wang, X Wu, F He, S Peng, Y Li - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Realizing ultrathin water and generating an abundant water/air interface in the
interconnected pores of photothermal materials is an effective way to boost the solar‐driven …

Forest-like laser-induced graphene film with ultrahigh solar energy utilization efficiency

Y Peng, W Zhao, F Ni, W Yu, X Liu - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
To achieve high solar energy utilization efficiency, photothermal materials with broadband
absorption of sunlight and high conversion efficiency are becoming a fast-growing research …

Topographic manipulation of graphene oxide by polyaniline nanocone arrays enables high‐performance solar‐driven water evaporation

X Zhao, X Meng, H Zou, Z Wang, Y Du… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tuning the surface topography of solar evaporators is of significance for boosting light
absorption and enhancing solar‐to‐vapor efficiency. Herein, a novel strategy to manipulate …

Self‐repairing and damage‐tolerant hydrogels for efficient solar‐powered water purification and desalination

F Li, N Li, S Wang, L Qiao, L Yu… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐driven interfacial evaporation has emerged as an innovative and sustainable
technology for efficient, clean water production. Real‐world applications depend on new …

Advances in harvesting water and energy from ubiquitous atmospheric moisture

W Lu, WL Ong, GW Ho - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Atmospheric moisture contains huge amounts of water and energy potential, which,
benefiting from the advances of nanomaterials, hold great promise in delivering circular …

Solar‐driven interfacial evaporation and self‐powered water wave detection based on an all‐cellulose monolithic design

N Li, L Qiao, J He, S Wang, L Yu… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐driven interfacial evaporation is an emerging technology with a strong potential for
applications in water distillation and desalination. However, the high‐cost, complex …