Fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum, and natural gas have been used as the major sources
of energy in the recent past. However, the negative environmental impacts associated with …

One of the most pervasive problems afflicting people throughout the world is inadequate
access to clean water and sanitation. Problems with water are expected to grow worse in the …

A radiative vapor condenser sheds heat in the form of infrared radiation and cools itself to
below the ambient air temperature to produce liquid water from vapor. This effect has been …

Solar driven water evaporation and distillation is an ancient technology, but has been
rejuvenated by nano-enabled photothermal materials in the past 4 years. The nano-enabled …

The ability to efficiently utilize solar thermal energy to enable liquid-to-vapor phase transition
has great technological implications for a wide variety of applications, such as water …

Adequate quality and reliability of drinking water is vital for all inhabitants and for agriculture
and industrial applications. Solar desalination is impactful method for getting potable water …

Freshwater resources are becoming increasingly scarce. In the context of environmental
protection, desalination using solar energy has been one of the most reliable ways to solve …

Desalination of seawater and brackish water is becoming an increasingly important means
to address the scarcity of fresh water resources in the world. Decreasing the energy …

The origin and continuation of mankind is based on water. Water is one of the most
abundant resources on earth, covering three-fourths of the planet's surface. However, about …

There is an assortment in the ways of procuring palatable water freed from all impurities
through use of such techniques whether being conventional or non–conventional …