Research progress and strategy of improving evaporation performance of solar driven interface evaporation system by designing special structure

X Yuan, Y Sun, W Chen, W Liu, J Li - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
As an emerging green energy utilization technology, solar-driven interfacial evaporation
(SDIE) technology has attracted much attention in the field of desalination in recent years …

Robust and Ultra‐Efficient Anti‐/De‐Icing Surface Engineered Through Photo‐/Electrothermal Micro‐Nanostructures With Switchable Solid‐Liquid States

Q Liu, Y Wang, X Liu, Y Li, E Yu, Z Sun… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Photothermal superhydrophobic surfaces present a promising energy‐saving solution for
anti‐/de‐icing, offering effective icing delay and photothermal de‐icing capabilities …

Composite fabric with high photoabsorption and conductivity for efficient all-weather seawater desalination under low voltage

T Zhai, X Li, Z Chen, Y Peng, M Salimi, L Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2025 - Elsevier
Photo/electro-thermal desalination has been considered an effective strategy to obtain
freshwater continuously from seawater, but its practical application is still hindered by weak …

Honeycomb-inspired design of double-layer photothermal/electrothermal fabric for all-weather steam generation

H **e, X Li, J Hu, MM Pazuki, M Salimi, H Li, L Zhang… - Desalination, 2025 - Elsevier
Solar-driven interfacial seawater evaporation has emerged as a promising strategy for the
continuous generation of clean vapor with a minimized carbon footprint, but it suffers from …

Scalable sewing textiles with optimized electrothermal utilization for efficient all-day desalination

W Li, B Chen, H Ren, S Yang, R Zhang, D Xu… - Separation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Solar steam generation (SSG) has been considered a promising technology to address the
worldwide water crisis through desalination and condensation. However, the strong …

Molecular engineering on self-floating phenolic aerogels for efficient solar vapor generation

JW Pan, Y Han, XY **e, HL Yan, WD Zhang… - Separation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Solar vapor generation (SVG) is a promising desalination method due to high energy
efficiency and zero carbon emission. Coal tar rich in phenolics have shown great potentials …

Bamboo shoot-inspired weaving of 3D fabric evaporator for high-efficiency evaporation and desalination

J He, K Hua, H Qiao, J Li, W Li, Y Wang, J Guo - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2025 - Elsevier
Desalination powered by solar energy offers an effective and sustainable solution to the
global water scarcity problem. The work focused on designing a three-dimensional …