Solar-driven interfacial water evaporation for wastewater purification: Recent advances and challenges

L Cui, P Wang, H Che, J Chen, B Liu, Y Ao - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar-driven interfacial water evaporation has received considerable attention as a potential
solution for wastewater treatment applications. Despite previous studies confirming …

[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 …

Laser-engraved wood-based evaporators: A sustainable approach for solar interfacial evaporation

Y Pang, X Chu, L Song, L **, C Ma, Y Wu, L Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar interfacial evaporation is recognizable as one of the most prospective strategies to
overcome the shortage of fresh water. Recently, there has been growing enthusiasm for the …

Construction of black g-C3N4/loofah/chitosan hydrogel as an efficient solar evaporator for desalination coupled with antibiotic degradation

X Gao, L Sun, P Hao, S Zhang, Y Shen, J Hou… - Separation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
The utilization of solar evaporator for interfacial seawater evaporation and wastewater
treatment presents a promising concept; however, inadequate evaporation and degradation …

Construction of a biomimetic wood structure with cellulose nanofiber/molybdenum disulfide hybrid aerogel for highly-efficient solar-driven interfacial evaporation

Y Jiang, M Liu, X Zhang, Z Su - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar-driven interfacial water evaporation is a promising solution to water scarcity and
pollution problems because it can efficiently convert solar energy into thermal energy and …

Salt-resistant MXene-charge gradient hydrogel evaporator with boosted water transport for efficient photothermal desalination

X Chen, P Zhang, X Chen, C Luo, M Chao, L Yan - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar interfacial evaporation represents a highly promising approach for generating potable
water from seawater utilizing clean, abundant, and sustainable solar energy. MXene-based …

Making interfacial solar evaporation of seawater faster than fresh water

H Yu, H **, M Qiu, Y Liang, P Sun, C Cheng… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Interfacial solar evaporation‐based seawater desalination is regarded as one of the most
promising strategies to alleviate freshwater scarcity. However, the solar evaporation rate of …

Photo-Fenton-Active MIL-88A/CNT-Based PVA Hydrogel for Solar-Driven Water Evaporation and Simultaneous Volatile Organic Compound Removal

LK Rathore, A Bera - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024 - ACS Publications
Solar-driven interfacial water evaporation (SIWE) has emerged as a promising avenue for
cost-effective freshwater production from seawater or wastewater. However, the …

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 …

Foaming photothermal inks for direct-ink writing: hierarchical design and enhanced solar-powered interfacial evaporation

J Gao, K Shao, J Li, N Li, S Wang, X Wu… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar-powered interfacial evaporation stands out as a burgeoning technology with
significant potential for applications in thermal distillation and desalination with minimal …