Advanced nanostructured materials in solar interfacial steam generation and desalination against pathogens: combatting microbial-contaminants in water–a critical …

SM Parsa, F Norouzpour, S Momeni… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The consumption of biologically-contaminated water annually leads to hundreds of
thousands of deaths, most of which occur among children in developing countries. Solar …

Nanomaterial-enabled photothermal-based solar water disinfection processes: Fundamentals, recent advances, and mechanisms

Z Tang, D Ma, Q Chen, Y Wang, M Sun, Q Lian… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The pathogenic microorganisms in water pose a great threat to human health. Photothermal
and photothermocatalytic disinfection using nanomaterials (NPs) has offered a promising …

Progress in interfacial solar steam generation using low-dimensional and biomass-derived materials

MNAS Ivan, S Saha, AM Saleque, S Ahmed, AK Thakur… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The pressing concern of escalating water scarcity has spurred the creation of advanced
technologies, such as interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG), to tackle the challenge …

Recent advances and challenges of emerging solar-driven steam and the contribution of photocatalytic effect

R Djellabi, L Noureen, VD Dao, D Meroni… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, solar-driven steam materials and systems for water desalination and
decontamination have received increasing attention from the scientific community …

Water disinfection in rural areas demands unconventional solar technologies

C Chu, EC Ryberg, SK Loeb, MJ Suh… - Accounts of chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Providing access to safe drinking water is a prerequisite for protecting public
health. Vast improvements in drinking water quality have been witnessed during the last …

Interfacial solar vapor generation for desalination and brine treatment: evaluating current strategies of solving scaling

L Zang, C Finnerty, S Zheng, K Conway, L Sun, J Ma… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Interfacial solar vapor generation, an efficient, sustainable, and low-cost method for
producing clean water, has attracted great interest for application in solar desalination and …

Applications of bio-derived/bio-inspired materials in the field of interfacial solar steam generation

Y Geng, K Jiao, X Liu, P Ying, O Odunmbaku, Y Zhang… - Nano Research, 2022 - Springer
Interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG) system has attracted extensive attention as a
sustainable desalination technology because of its cost efficiency and zero fossil-energy …

Sustainable pathways for solar desalination using nanofluids: A critical review

D Singh, S Singh, D Singh, J Kushwaha, V Mishra… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water is a fundamental requirement for the survival of human beings. Although water is
abundantly available across the globe, access to freshwater still remains a major concern …

From materials to devices: rationally designing solar steam system for advanced applications

Z Huang, Y Liu, S Li, CS Lee, XH Zhang - Small Methods, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐driven water vaporization for freshwater production attracts significant interest due to
its potential for solving global water scarcity problems. In this review, the recent development …

Biomass-based materials for solar-powered seawater evaporation

Z Li, S Wei, Y Ge, Z Zhang, Z Li - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Clean and safe water is crucial to maintaining human life on earth. Solar-powered seawater
desalination (SSD) is a promising and feasible way to use solar energy resources to …