Advances in photothermal regulation strategies: from efficient solar heating to daytime passive cooling

L Zhu, L Tian, S Jiang, L Han, Y Liang, Q Li… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Photothermal regulation concerning solar harvesting and repelling has recently attracted
significant interest due to the fast-growing research focus in the areas of solar heating for …

Solar-driven interfacial evaporation for water treatment: advanced research progress and challenges

J Li, Y Jing, G Xing, M Liu, Y Cui, H Sun… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) using the widely distributed solar energy as the
driving force and simple and portable photothermal evaporation structures as the core …

Topographic manipulation of graphene oxide by polyaniline nanocone arrays enables high‐performance solar‐driven water evaporation

X Zhao, X Meng, H Zou, Z Wang, Y Du… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tuning the surface topography of solar evaporators is of significance for boosting light
absorption and enhancing solar‐to‐vapor efficiency. Herein, a novel strategy to manipulate …

Recent progress of solar-driven interfacial evaporation based on organic semiconductor materials

JL Wu, SJ Han, L Xu, ZY Wang, L Labiadh… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
As an attracting technology to alleviate the scarcity of fresh water resources, solar-driven
interfacial evaporation based on localization of solar-thermal energy conversion at the …

[HTML][HTML] Aerogel-based solar-powered water production from atmosphere and ocean: a review

J Sun, T Wu, H Wu, W Li, L Li, S Liu, J Wang… - Materials Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
By imitating natural water circulation, artificial water generation processes can produce
clean water by utilizing readily available and inexhaustible solar energy. Such a process …

Recent Advances and Challenges of Metal‐Based Materials for Solar Steam Generation

B Yu, Y Zhang, Y Wang, Z Zhang - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Global energy and environmental problems are becoming increasingly prominent, and the
shortage of freshwater resources has been plaguing many countries and regions in the …

Wood-inspired anisotropic PU/chitosan/MXene aerogel used as an enhanced solar evaporator with superior salt-resistance

M Sun, H Yang, X Wang, X Gao, C Wang, SH Ho - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar desalination technology is an effective approach to produce clean water through
evaporating seawater driven by solar energy. However, it remains a great challenge to …

Hydrophilic candle wastes microcapsules as a thermal energy storage material for all-day steam and electricity cogeneration

YA Younes, DA Kospa, RS Salama, AI Ahmed… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
On-site reclamation of freshwater from seawater is urgently desired to combat freshwater
scarcity, in which solar-driven interfacial evaporation has been realized as a promising …

Salt precipitation challenge in floating interfacial solar water desalination systems

B Naghdi, FZ Heshmati, F Mahjoub, FA Roghabadi… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Water desalination through interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG) has been introduced
as a sustainable technology to overcome the potable water supplying challenges. In the …

Janus film evaporator with improved light-trapping and gradient interfacial hydrophilicity toward sustainable solar-driven desalination and purification

Y Du, J Wen, K Deng, L Zou, X Liu, P Liu, B Liu… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar-driven desalination and purification offers a promising approach to water treatment,
while the clean water yields under natural sunlight can be further increased by developing …