Materials engineering for atmospheric water harvesting: progress and perspectives
Atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) is emerging as a promising strategy to produce fresh
water from abundant airborne moisture to overcome the global clean water shortage. The …
water from abundant airborne moisture to overcome the global clean water shortage. The …
Passive, high-efficiency thermally-localized solar desalination
Solar desalination holds significant promise for the water-energy nexus. Recent advances in
passive solar desalination using thermal localization show great potential for high-efficiency …
passive solar desalination using thermal localization show great potential for high-efficiency …
Fog harvesting devices inspired from single to multiple creatures: current progress and future perspective
Z Yu, T Zhu, J Zhang, M Ge, S Fu… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing demand for clean water driven by the rapid growth of the population and the
pollution of water necessitates the development of direct and rapid water harvesting …
pollution of water necessitates the development of direct and rapid water harvesting …
Inverse desert beetle-like ZIF-8/PAN composite nanofibrous membrane for highly efficient separation of oil-in-water emulsions
H Li, P Mu, J Li, Q Wang - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Purification of highly emulsified oily wastewater is of significance but challenging due to the
critical limitations of low efficiency and serious membrane blocking. Herein, inspired by the …
critical limitations of low efficiency and serious membrane blocking. Herein, inspired by the …
Hierarchical Engineering of Sorption‐Based Atmospheric Water Harvesters
Harvesting water from air in sorption‐based devices is a promising solution to decentralized
water production, aiming for providing potable water anywhere, anytime. This technology …
water production, aiming for providing potable water anywhere, anytime. This technology …
Recent advances in atmosphere water harvesting: Design principle, materials, devices, and applications
Atmosphere water harvest offers a creative and straightforward way to tackle the global-
range freshwater shortage, especially in remote areas and arid deserts. Inspired by the …
range freshwater shortage, especially in remote areas and arid deserts. Inspired by the …
Tailoring interfaces for atmospheric water harvesting: fundamentals and applications
Water is the cradle of life, but the scarcity of freshwater imposed by the ever-increasing
population and pollution threatens human survival. Harvesting fresh water from the …
population and pollution threatens human survival. Harvesting fresh water from the …
Pushing the limit of beetle‐inspired condensation on biphilic quasi‐liquid surfaces
Massive studies concern the development of low‐carbon water and energy systems.
Specifically, surfaces with special wettability to promote vapor‐to‐liquid condensation have …
Specifically, surfaces with special wettability to promote vapor‐to‐liquid condensation have …
Water harvesting from air: Current passive approaches and outlook
In the context of global water scarcity, water vapor available in air is a non-negligible
supplementary fresh water resource. Current and potential energetically passive procedures …
supplementary fresh water resource. Current and potential energetically passive procedures …
Superhydrophobic self-cleaning hierarchical micro-/nanocomposite coating with high corrosion resistance and durability
Z Jin, H Mei, L Pan, H Liu, L Cheng - ACS Sustainable Chemistry …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Due to their special wetting properties, bioinspired superhydrophobic coatings are used to
protect various materials. However, contamination with corrosive liquids or mechanical …
protect various materials. However, contamination with corrosive liquids or mechanical …