Water activation in solar‐powered vapor generation

D Wei, C Wang, J Zhang, H Zhao, Y Asakura… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐powered vapor evaporation (SVG), based on the liquid‐gas phase conversion
concept using solar energy, has been given close attention as a promising technology to …

[HTML][HTML] Reviewing wood-based solar-driven interfacial evaporators for desalination

Y Dong, Y Tan, K Wang, Y Cai, J Li, C Sonne, C Li - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar‒driven interfacial water evaporation is a convenient and efficient strategy for
harvesting solar energy and desalinating seawater. However, the design and fabrication of …

[HTML][HTML] More from less: improving solar steam generation by selectively removing a portion of evaporation surface

T Gao, Y Wang, X Wu, P Wu, X Yang, Q Li, Z Zhang… - Science Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
Using minimal photothermal material to achieve maximum evaporation rate is extremely
important for practical applications of interfacial solar evaporation technology. In this work …

Superhydrophilic polydopamine-modified carbon-fiber membrane with rapid seawater-transferring ability for constructing efficient hanging-model evaporator

W Chong, R Meng, Z Liu, Q Liu, J Hu, B Zhu… - Advanced Fiber …, 2023 - Springer
Solar-driven seawater desalination has attracted much attention for alleviating global
freshwater shortage, but the practical application is often limited by complicated fabrication …

Interfacial solar evaporation: from fundamental research to applications

X Wu, Y Lu, X Ren, P Wu, D Chu, X Yang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the last decade, interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG), powered by natural sunlight
garnered significant attention due to its great potential for low‐cost and environmentally …

Salt isolation from waste brine enabled by interfacial solar evaporation with zero liquid discharge

Y Wang, X Wu, P Wu, H Yu, J Zhao, X Yang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The discharge of high volumes of waste brine from desalination plants is a serious
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 …

Fibrous MXene aerogels with tunable pore structures for high-efficiency desalination of contaminated seawater

F Wu, S Qiang, XD Zhu, W Jiao, L Liu, J Yu, YT Liu… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2023 - Springer
The seawater desalination based on solar-driven interfacial evaporation has emerged as a
promising technique to alleviate the global crisis on freshwater shortage. However …

Low vaporization enthalpy hydrogels for highly efficient solar-driven interfacial evaporation

Q Zhao, Y Yang, B Zhu, Z Sha, H Zhu, Z Wu, F Nawaz… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Increasingly aggravated water scarcity and pollution lead to great challenges in
humankind's survival and social advancement. Solar-driven interfacial evaporation, which …

MOF-Derived nanoarchitectured carbons in wood sponge enable solar-driven pumping for high-efficiency soil water extraction

T Meng, Z Li, Z Wan, J Zhang, L Wang, K Shi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil-water extraction based on interfacial solar-thermal technology is a promising strategy to
provide affordable freshwater in remote and poor inland areas. A double-layer solar …