Metal-organic frameworks for solar-driven desalination

P Zhang, Y Hu, B Yao, J Guo, Z Ye… - Communications Materials, 2024 - nature.com
The rising demand for freshwater and the challenge of energy scarcity have fueled interest
in solar interfacial water evaporation technology, which harnesses solar energy to produce …

[HTML][HTML] Recent innovations in 3D solar evaporators and their functionalities

Y Liang, D Wang, H Yu, X Wu, Y Lu, X Yang, G Owens… - Science Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
Interfacial solar evaporation (ISE) has emerged as a promising technology to alleviate
global water scarcity via energy-efficient purification of both wastewater and seawater. While …

A platinum-based photothermal polymer with intermolecular/ligand-to-ligand charge transfer for efficient and sustainable solar-powered desalination

M Zhang, MNAS Ivan, Y Sun, Z Li, S Saha… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG) system has garnered widespread attention in
addressing the global freshwater scarcity issue. Enhancing the performance of the ISSG …

MXene sediment-based poly (vinyl alcohol)/sodium alginate aerogel evaporator with vertically aligned channels for highly efficient solar steam generation

T Wang, M Li, H Xu, X Wang, M Jia, X Hou, S Gao… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2024 - Springer
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation from seawater is considered an effective way to alleviate
the emerging freshwater crisis because of its green and environmentally friendly …

Ion pump-inspired biomimetic interfacial evaporation platform for simultaneous seawater desalination, uranium extraction, and electricity generation

S Xu, K Zhao, Y Zhou, K Zheng, Z Wang, Z Yu, N Cao… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
To accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), here we
develop an ion pump-inspired biomimetic interfacial evaporation platform (IBIP). Such an …

Group VIII (Fe, Co, and Ni) based water evaporators for solar driven interfacial water evaporation: Performance optimization, applications and recent advances

Z Yang, W Li, M Liu, Y Meng, C Yang, F Qu… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) is a promising technology for sustainable and
efficient production of clean water, addressing the pressing issue of freshwater scarcity …

Minimizing enthalpy of evaporation in solar steam generation: An emerging strategy beyond theoretical evaporation limitation

J Sun, S Zhao, X Wang, W Kong, W Li, S Wang, S Liu… - Materials Today, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar steam generation presents a promising solution to address water shortages in an eco-
friendly and low-cost manner. Numerous broad-band light absorbers and topological …

CdS/PDA enhanced solar-driven phase change evaporator for continuous seawater desalination

Y Liu, M Zou, W Chen, Y **e, W Luo, Y Ma… - Separation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Solar-powered evaporation has been recognized as a promising technology for desalination
in view of the challenge of freshwater scarcity. Yet, conventional evaporation systems are …

Multi-shelled hollow porous carbon nanospheres-based evaporator for highly efficient solar-driven desalination

B Fu, X Zhang, N Robinson, Z Zhang, J Zhang, J Ji… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbon-based materials stand out as photothermal materials for interfacial solar evaporation
due to their high solar absorptance, chemical stability, adjustable structure, ease of …

Assembled wood-polyester fabric-hydrogel Janus evaporator for sustainable seawater desalination

Z Zhao, J Wang, S Yu, Z Qi, Z Sun… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation technology is a novel and efficient desalination process
that helps alleviate the global shortage of freshwater resources. We developed a Janus …