Drivers, challenges, and emerging technologies for desalination of high-salinity brines: A critical review
Hypersaline brines are of growing environmental concern. While high-salinity desalination
and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) are increasingly attractive treatment options, the high salt …
and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) are increasingly attractive treatment options, the high salt …
Going beyond efficiency for solar evaporation
Interfacial solar evaporation, which captures solar energy and localizes the generated heat
for evaporating water molecules, is regarded as an important emerging strategy for solar …
for evaporating water molecules, is regarded as an important emerging strategy for solar …
Bioinspired Aerogel with Vertically Ordered Channels and Low Water Evaporation Enthalpy for High‐Efficiency Salt‐Rejecting Solar Seawater Desalination and …
ZY Wang, YJ Zhu, YQ Chen, HP Yu, ZC Xiong - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Solar energy‐driven water evaporation is a promising sustainable strategy to purify
seawater and contaminated water. However, developing solar evaporators with high water …
seawater and contaminated water. However, developing solar evaporators with high water …
[HTML][HTML] Fibrous aerogels with tunable superwettability for high-performance solar-driven interfacial evaporation
C Xu, M Gao, X Yu, J Zhang, Y Cheng, M Zhu - Nano-Micro Letters, 2023 - Springer
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation is an emerging technology for water desalination.
Generally, double-layered structure with separate surface wettability properties is usually …
Generally, double-layered structure with separate surface wettability properties is usually …
Salt isolation from waste brine enabled by interfacial solar evaporation with zero liquid discharge
The discharge of high volumes of waste brine from desalination plants is a serious
environmental challenge. While emerging zero liquid discharge (ZLD) technologies hold …
environmental challenge. While emerging zero liquid discharge (ZLD) technologies hold …
Interfacial-heating solar desalination of high-salinity brine: Recent progress on salt management and water production
F He, H You, X Liu, X Shen, J Zhang, Z Wang - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Interfacial-heating solar desalination (IHSD), a sustainable and efficient method of
harnessing solar energy to generate clean water, will contribute a meaningful technology to …
harnessing solar energy to generate clean water, will contribute a meaningful technology to …
Interfacial solar evaporation by a 3D graphene oxide stalk for highly concentrated brine treatment
In this work, we demonstrate a 3-dimensional graphene oxide (3D GO) stalk that operates
near the capillary wicking limit to achieve an evaporation flux of 34.7 kg m–2 h–1 under 1 …
near the capillary wicking limit to achieve an evaporation flux of 34.7 kg m–2 h–1 under 1 …
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation toward clean water production: burgeoning materials, concepts and technologies
F He, X Wu, J Gao, Z Wang - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation, as a rising star for eco-friendly and cost-effective
freshwater production with a minimized carbon footprint, has been widely studied and …
freshwater production with a minimized carbon footprint, has been widely studied and …
[HTML][HTML] Pathways to a net-zero-carbon water sector through energy-extracting wastewater technologies
The energy-consuming and carbon-intensive wastewater treatment plants could become
significant energy producers and recycled organic and metallic material generators, thereby …
significant energy producers and recycled organic and metallic material generators, thereby …
Recent advances in structural regulation and optimization of high-performance solar-driven interfacial evaporation systems
X Han, S Ding, H Hu, S Wang - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SIE) is a sustainable and efficient technology for
producing clean water, which has promising applications in seawater desalination and …
producing clean water, which has promising applications in seawater desalination and …