A bioinspired elastic hydrogel for solar‐driven water purification

X Xu, S Ozden, N Bizmark, CB Arnold… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Molecular engineering of biomass-derived hybrid hydrogels for solar water purification

L Chen, Y Ding, J Gong, H Xie, J Qu, R Niu - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar evaporation which ultilizes the sustainable solar energy for freshwater production from
waste or saline water is one of the most attractive technologies to simultaneously address …

Hydrogels as an emerging material platform for solar water purification

X Zhou, Y Guo, F Zhao, G Yu - Accounts of chemical research, 2019 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Growing concern over water scarcity leads to increased research interest in
advanced water purification technologies. Solar water purification, which uses solar energy …

Quick-release antifouling hydrogels for solar-driven water purification

X Xu, N Guillomaitre, KSS Christie, RK Bay… - ACS Central …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are promising soft materials for energy and environmental applications, including
sustainable and off-grid water purification and harvesting. A current impediment to …

Molecular-assembly route to fabricate a robust flexible hydrogel membrane for high-efficient and durable solar water purification

J Wei, C Du, P Li, X Zhou, C Zhou, S Yang - Separation and Purification …, 2022 - Elsevier
Freshwater scarcity is threatening the health and life of people. As a portable water
purification route, solar-driven water evaporation has attracted great attention. Although …

Recent developments of hydrogel based solar water purification technology

S Mao, MAH Johir, C Onggowarsito, A Feng… - Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Water scarcity is a severe problem all over the world; however, most current large-scale
water purification technologies are energy-intensive and require high capital and …

Biomass‐derived hybrid hydrogel evaporators for cost‐effective solar water purification

Y Guo, H Lu, F Zhao, X Zhou, W Shi… - Advanced materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Solar vapor generation has presented great potential for wastewater treatment and seawater
desalination with high energy conversion and utilization efficiency. However, technology …

Solar energy triggered clean water harvesting from humid air existing above sea surface enabled by a hydrogel with ultrahigh hygroscopicity

DK Nandakumar, Y Zhang, SK Ravi, N Guo… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Water scarcity is a ubiquitous problem with its magnitude expected to rise in the near future,
and efforts to seek alternative water sources are on the rise. Harvesting water from air has …

Topology‐controlled hydration of polymer network in hydrogels for solar‐driven wastewater treatment

X Zhou, Y Guo, F Zhao, W Shi, G Yu - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐driven interfacial evaporation provides a promising method for sustainable freshwater
production. However, high energy consumption of vapor generation fundamentally restricts …

Biomimetically Assembled Sponge‐Like Hydrogels for Efficient Solar Water Purification

C Lei, J Park, W Guan, Y Zhao… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogel‐based evaporators for interfacial solar vapor generation (SVG) have emerged as
a promising and sustainable strategy for freshwater production. Nevertheless, developing a …