Photothermal nanomaterials: a powerful light-to-heat converter

X Cui, Q Ruan, X Zhuo, X **a, J Hu, R Fu, Y Li… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
All forms of energy follow the law of conservation of energy, by which they can be neither
created nor destroyed. Light-to-heat conversion as a traditional yet constantly evolving …

A state-of-the-art review on wastewater treatment techniques: the effectiveness of adsorption method

R Rashid, I Shafiq, P Akhter, MJ Iqbal… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
The world's water supplies have been contaminated due to large effluents containing toxic
pollutants such as dyes, heavy metals, surfactants, personal care products, pesticides, and …

Water skin effect and arched double‐sided evaporation for boosting all‐weather high salinity desalination

C Wang, K Xu, G Shi, D Wei - Advanced Energy Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
High efficiency, long‐term salt rejection, and continuous operation under all‐weather
conditions have always been the goals of solar‐driven desalination of high salinity brine …

Quasi-waffle solar distiller for durable desalination of seawater

Y Wang, T Wei, Y Wang, J Zeng, T Wang, Q Wang… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Water purification via interfacial solar steam generation exhibits promising potential.
However, salt crystallization on evaporators reduces solar absorption and obstructs water …

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 …

Drivers, challenges, and emerging technologies for desalination of high-salinity brines: A critical review

KM Shah, IH Billinge, X Chen, H Fan, Y Huang… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Hypersaline brines are of growing environmental concern. While high-salinity desalination
and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) are increasingly attractive treatment options, the high salt …

Best practices for solar water production technologies

Y Zhang, SC Tan - Nature Sustainability, 2022 - nature.com
We need consensus to accurately evaluate the performance and potential of emerging water
production technologies, such as solar evaporation and atmospheric water harvesting. Here …

Transforming Ti3C2Tx MXene's intrinsic hydrophilicity into superhydrophobicity for efficient photothermal membrane desalination

B Zhang, PW Wong, J Guo, Y Zhou, Y Wang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Owing to its 100% theoretical salt rejection capability, membrane distillation (MD) has
emerged as a promising seawater desalination approach to address freshwater scarcity …

A review of technologies for the phenolic compounds recovery and phenol removal from wastewater

KAM Said, AF Ismail, ZA Karim, MS Abdullah… - Process Safety and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The immoderate amount of phenol found in the water reservoir, ie, river and municipal drain,
has served as one major contributor to the scarcity of potable water worldwide. Many …

Advancements in nanoenabled membrane distillation for a sustainable water‐energy‐environment nexus

MU Farid, JA Kharraz, J Sun, MW Boey… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of nano innovations in membrane distillation (MD) has garnered increasing
scientific interest. This enables the exploration of state‐of‐the‐art nano‐enabled MD …