Hydrogels are promising soft materials for energy and environmental applications, including
sustainable and off-grid water purification and harvesting. A current impediment to …

The global demand for clean and safe water will continue to grow well into the 21st century.
Moving forward, the lack of access to clean water, which threatens human health and strains …

Conspectus Growing concern over water scarcity leads to increased research interest in
advanced water purification technologies. Solar water purification, which uses solar energy …

A viable and long-term method for producing clean water at hydrogel interfaces is solar-
driven evaporation. This research utilizes the microgel polymerization technique to fabricate …

Consumption of unsafe water is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing
regions. Pasteurizing or boiling water to remove pathogens is energy‐intensive and often …

Solar water purification has been attracting considerable attention due to its promising
desalination and purification applications to alleviate water scarcity and pollution. However …

Solar‐driven evaporation using hydrogels and photothermal materials is a promising
freshwater harvesting technology. Clean water is generally collected through evaporation …

Water purification by solar distillation is a promising technology to produce fresh water.
However, solar vapor generation, is energy intensive, leading to a low water yield under …

Conspectus Safe and adequate water is a global challenge due to the growing population
and pollution in the wake of natural disasters. Access to clean water is a cornerstone for the …

The use of solar energy (natural) and synthetic solar absorber hydrogels (SAHs) for
purification of brackish water represent a challenge. Here in, this work reports the …