Constructing a solar evaporator with salt-collecting paper by stacking hydrophilic sponges for freshwater production and salt collection

T Zhang, J Zhao, L Liang, C Guo - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Solar water evaporation is universally considered as an effective method to alleviate the
freshwater shortage worldwide. A series of three-dimensional, salt-resistant evaporators …

Solar water evaporation using porous cellulose polyacrylamide hydrogel with carbon-based material containing copper oxide prepared from after-use adsorbent

T Zhang, S Jiao, J Zhao, G Gao, Y Yang, C Guo - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
The global printed circuit board (PCB) industry produces millions of tons of wastewater
containing Cu 2+ every year, which exacerbates the shortage of freshwater. As one of low …

Pore network model of evaporation in porous media with continuous and discontinuous corner films

R Wu, T Zhang, C Ye, CY Zhao, E Tsotsas… - Physical Review …, 2020 - APS
During evaporation in porous media, two types of corner films are distinguished. A
continuous corner film is connected to the bulk liquid, while a discontinuous one is not. To …

Pore-corner networks unveiled: Extraction and interactions in porous media

N Zhan, Y Wang, X Lu, R Wu, A Kharaghani - Physical Review Fluids, 2024 - APS
Generalized network models (GNMs) serve as powerful tools, bridging the intricate gap
between pore-and continuum-scale multiphase transport in porous media. An essential step …

Distribution of liquid flow in a pore network during evaporation

R Wu, CY Zhao - Physical Review E, 2021 - APS
The variation of the distribution of the liquid flow in porous media during evaporation is still a
puzzle. We resolve it with the pore network modeling approach. The distribution of the …

Pore Network Models for Evaporation in Porous Media

R Wu - Mass Transfer Driven Evaporation From Capillary …, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
The pore network model has a good trade-off between the description of the pore-scale
phenomena and the computational efficiency and hence is an ideal tool to reveal the …