Effect of various energy storage phase change materials (PCMs) and nano-enhanced PCMs on the performance of solar stills: A review

A Dubey, A Arora - Journal of Energy Storage, 2024 - Elsevier
The shortage of potable water is a vital issue for isolated communities in some countries.
Utilizing solar still (SS) has proven to be an effective and economical method for producing …

Recent advances in graphene-based nano-membranes for desalination

I Ali, SZ Hasan, H Garcia, MK Danquah… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The demand for desalination is steadily rising due to dwindling fresh water sources and the
abundant saline water in our oceans. Among the various techniques available, membrane …

Innovative integration: Enhancing solar distillation efficiency with modified spherical solar stills

FA Essa - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
This study addresses the pressing need for eco-friendly potable water production, exploring
the promising avenue of solar distillation. To overcome limitations in traditional systems, the …

Thermal energy storage using phase change material for solar thermal technologies: A sustainable and efficient approach

PKS Rathore, BS Sikarwar - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2024 - Elsevier
Over-exploitation of fossil-based energy sources is majorly responsible for greenhouse gas
emissions which causes global warming and climate change. To mitigate these challenges …

Performance analysis of snail shell biomaterials in solar still for clean water production: nature-inspired innovation for sustainability

R Dhivagar, SK Suraparaju, F Atamurotov… - Water Science & …, 2024 - iwaponline.com
In this current investigation, the experimental performance of a solar still basin was
significantly enhanced by incorporating snail shell biomaterials. The outcomes of the snail …

Enhancement and estimation of thermo-physical properties of organic-phase change materials (O-PCMs) and their applications in solar thermal technologies: A …

A Kumar, R Kumar - Journal of Energy Storage, 2024 - Elsevier
As the demand for green and sustainable energy grows, solar thermal technologies face
performance challenges due to intermittent solar energy. Integrating heat storage units …

Improvement of the performance of hemispherical distillers through passive and active techniques

A Alasiri, SW Sharshir, LA Lotfy, M Ahmadein… - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The primary goal of the present work is to compare the thermo-economic performance of
modified hemispherical distillers by various types of enhancing materials. Three different …

[HTML][HTML] Scientometric analysis and review of materials affecting solar still performance

M Elashmawy, MMZ Ahmed, WH Alawee… - Results in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar still is a promising solar water desalination technique for the urgent transition to clean
energy. In this review, a scientometric analysis of the literature available on solar still …

Numerical and experimental investigation of floating wick solar still with a porous-media system

MR Karami, S Saffar-Avval, M Shokri, H Aghakhani… - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Wick-based solar desalination and solar-driven interfacial evaporation have attracted
significant attention for their high efficiency in evaporation and salt removal. This study …

Bi0. 5Na0. 5TiO3-based energy storage ceramics with excellent comprehensive performance by constructing dynamic nanoscale domains and high intrinsic …

C Long, Z Su, A Xu, H Huang, L Liu, L Gu, W Ren… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Lead-free ceramic-based dielectric capacitors show huge potential in electrical energy
storage in pulsed power systems due to their fast charge/discharge rate, ultrahigh power …