Cellulose‐based Interfacial Solar Evaporators: Structural Regulation and Performance Manipulation

W Wu, Y Xu, X Ma, Z Tian, C Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The shortage of freshwater resources has become a major obstacle threatening human
development, and directly utilizing solar energy by solar evaporators is emerging as a …

Boosting the viable water harvesting in solar vapor generation: from interfacial engineering to devices design

P Zhang, H Wang, J Wang, Z Ji, L Qu - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Continuously increasing demand for the life‐critical water resource induces severe global
water shortages. It is imperative to advance effective, economic, and environmentally …

Biological and bioinspired thermal energy regulation and utilization

S An, B Shi, M Jiang, B Fu, C Song, P Tao… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The regulation and utilization of thermal energy is increasingly important in modern society
due to the growing demand for heating and cooling in applications ranging from buildings, to …

Conductive Metal–Organic Framework Nanosheets Constructed Hierarchical Water Transport Biological Channel for High‐Performance Interfacial Seawater …

Y Qian, G Xue, L Chen, G Xu, GE Wang - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Solar interfacial water evaporation shows great potential to address the global freshwater
scarcity. Water evaporation being inherently energy intensive, Joule‐heating assisted solar …

Synergistic solar-powered water-electricity generation: An integrated floating system on water

M Liu, Y Sun, K Shao, N Li, J Li, P Murto, Z Wang… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The global pursuit of sustainable development faces two critical challenges: the scarcity of
clean water and the growing energy crisis. The integration of solar-powered hybrid systems …

Solar‐Powered Interfacial Evaporation and Deicing Based on a 3D‐Printed Multiscale Hierarchical Design

N Li, K Shao, J He, S Wang, S Li, X Wu, J Li, C Guo… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐powered interfacial heating has emerged as a sustainable technology for hybrid
applications with minimal carbon footprints. Aerogels, hydrogels, and sponges/foams are the …

[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 …

Recent advances in covalent organic framework-based membranes for water purification: Insights into separation mechanisms and applications

H Feng, K Yuan, Y Liu, B Luo, Q Wu, X Bao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the accelerating steps of urbanization, the freshwater scarcity has been emerging as a
serious threat to sustainable economic and social development. Under this circumstance …

Clay-based aerogel combined with CuS for solar-driven interfacial steam generation and desalination

S Zhao, H Wei, X Zhang, F Wang, Z Su - Journal of Colloid and Interface …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar-driven water purification is a promising technology that can effectively utilize solar
energy for seawater desalination. However, poor materials are unable to meet the dense …

Photothermal-photocatalytic bifunctional highly porous hydrogel for efficient coherent sewage purification-clean water generation

X Xu, Q Liu, J Qiu, Q Zhao, S Yuan, H Li, Z Li, A Fu… - Desalination, 2025 - Elsevier
Solar interfacial water evaporation based on photothermal materials presents great potential
in tackling global water scarcity and environmental pollution. However, existing …