Hydrogels as promising platforms for solar-driven water evaporators

X **g, F Liu, T Abdiryim, X Liu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Water scarcity has forced people to develop advanced water purification techniques. Solar-
driven water treatment has the potential to produce clean water through utilizing solar …

Recent advances of green electricity generation: potential in solar interfacial evaporation system

J Wang, X Cao, X Cui, H Wang, H Zhang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) has played a pivotal role in optimizing water‐
energy utilization, reducing conventional power costs, and mitigating environmental impacts …

Guiding Zn Uniform Deposition with Polymer Additives for Long‐lasting and Highly Utilized Zn Metal Anodes

D Feng, Y Jiao, P Wu - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The parasitic side reaction on Zn anode is the key issue which hinders the development of
aqueous Zn‐based energy storage systems on power‐grid applications. Here, a polymer …

Locking Water Molecules Loss of PAA Hydrogel for Flexible Zinc‐Air Battery with NaCl Do**

Z Chen, K Wang, Y Fu, Y Zuo, M Wei… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Flexible zinc‐air batteries have received widespread attention due to their high specific
energy and eco‐friendly environment. However, the water in the hydrogel is easily lost to the …

All‐Weather Solar‐Powered Desalination and Synchronous Cs+ Extraction for Salt‐Lake Water Enabled by Crown‐Ether‐Decorated Phase‐Change Microcapsules

H Zhang, S Zhou, H Liu, Z Qian… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐powered interfacial evaporation is recognized as an emerging technology for
desalination of salt‐lake water but suffers from insufficient evaporation mass under …

Advanced zwitterionic polymeric membranes for diverse applications beyond antifouling

G Gu, X Yang, Y Li, J Guo, J Huang… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Zwitterionic polymers, characterized by their possession of both cationic and anionic groups,
are overall electrically neutral and capable of forming hydration layers on surfaces through …

Enhancing solar steam generation in hydrogel evaporator by bio-based microfluidic component

C Song, MS Irshad, Z Li, J Hu, G Shao, W Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The hydrogel-based evaporator exhibits exceptional water activation capabilities, enabling it
to surpass the previously established upper limits of evaporation rates in interfacial solar …

A Highly Dam**, Crack‐Insensitive and Self‐Healable Binder for Lithium‐Sulfur Battery by Tailoring the Viscoelastic Behavior

M Si, X Jian, Y ** high-efficient wound dressing with a combination of good mechanical
toughness, conformal adhesion and multiple functions is important in clinical application yet …