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 …

Nanoarchitectonics of MXene/semiconductor heterojunctions toward artificial photosynthesis via photocatalytic CO2 reduction

X Liu, T Chen, Y Xue, J Fan, S Shen… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Artificial photosynthesis via photocatalytic CO 2 reduction to transform CO 2 into C1/C2
hydrocarbon fuels represents a fundamental solution to energy shortage and global …

Metal–organic framework derivatives for promoted capacitive deionization of oxygenated saline water

X Xu, M Eguchi, Y Asakura, L Pan… - Energy & Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Capacitive deionization (CDI) using porous materials is a sustainable method for providing
affordable freshwater, but the low salt adsorption capacity and poor cycling stability of …

Space‐confined metal ion strategy for carbon materials derived from cobalt benzimidazole frameworks with high desalination performance in simulated seawater

S Cao, Y Li, Y Tang, Y Sun, W Li, X Guo… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Various metal ions with different valence states (Mg2+, Al3+, Ca2+, Ti4+, Mn2+, Fe3+, Ni2+,
Zn2+, Pb2+, Ba2+, Ce4+) are successfully confined in quasi‐microcube shaped cobalt …

Two‐dimensional MXene‐polymer heterostructure with ordered in‐plane mesochannels for high‐performance capacitive deionization

Q Li, X Xu, J Guo, JP Hill, H Xu, L **ang… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The application of traditional electrode materials for high‐performance capacitive
deionization (CDI) has been persistently limited by their low charge‐storage capacities …

MOF-on-MOF nanoarchitectures for selectively functionalized nitrogen-doped carbon-graphitic carbon/carbon nanotubes heterostructure with high capacitive …

Y Zhang, J Wu, S Zhang, N Shang, X Zhao… - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon-carbon heterostructures are an emerging material paradigm to promote the
development of capacitive deionization (CDI). The synthesis of this heterostructure with …

Heterointerface optimization in a covalent organic framework-on-MXene for high-performance capacitive deionization of oxygenated saline water

S Zhang, X Xu, X Liu, Q Yang, N Shang, X Zhao… - Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Capacitive deionization (CDI) provides a promising option for affordable freshwater while
simultaneously storing energy, but its large-scale application is usually limited owing to the …

Charge-transfer materials for electrochemical water desalination, ion separation and the recovery of elements

P Srimuk, X Su, J Yoon, D Aurbach… - Nature Reviews Materials, 2020 - nature.com
Reversible electrochemical processes are a promising technology for energy-efficient water
treatment. Electrochemical desalination is based on the compensation of electric charge by …

Graphene–carbon 2D heterostructures with hierarchically-porous P, N-doped layered architecture for capacitive deionization

J Guo, X Xu, JP Hill, L Wang, J Dang, Y Kang, Y Li… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Exploring a new-family of carbon-based desalinators to optimize their performances beyond
the current commercial benchmark is of significance for the development of practically useful …

Recent Advances in Faradic Electrochemical Deionization: System Architectures versus Electrode Materials

Y Liu, K Wang, X Xu, K Eid, AM Abdullah, L Pan… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Capacitive deionization (CDI) is an energy-efficient desalination technique. However, the
maximum desalination capacity of conventional carbon-based CDI systems is approximately …