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 …

Solar-driven interfacial evaporation: design and application progress of structural evaporators and functional distillers

J Wang, Y Kong, Z Liu, H Wang - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation technology (TSDIE), which directly uses solar energy to
evaporate and purify water, is an emerging solution to address the shortage of freshwater …

Design and performance boost of a MOF-functionalized-wood solar evaporator through tuning the hydrogen-bonding interactions

Y Lu, D Fan, Z Shen, H Zhang, H Xu, X Yang - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Interfacial solar evaporation technology is recognized as one of the most promising
strategies to address freshwater scarcity issues. To realize the sustainability of this …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing solar steam generation using a highly thermally conductive evaporator support

Y Wang, X Wu, P Wu, J Zhao, X Yang, G Owens, H Xu - Science Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Interfacial solar steam generation is an efficient water evaporation technology which has
promising applications in desalination, sterilization, water purification and treatment. A …

When coordination polymers meet wood: from molecular design toward sustainable solar desalination

K Sheng, M Tian, J Zhu, Y Zhang, B Van der Bruggen - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation harnessing solar energy on a water surface provides a
sustainable and economic means to efficiently capture freshwater from nontraditional water …

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 …

Intelligent designs from nature: biomimetic applications in wood technology

Y Chen, B Dang, C Wang, Y Wang, Y Yang… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biological systems, adapted through millions of years of evolution with various functional
trade-offs, have emerged as a crucial source of inspiration for the design of advanced …

Monolithic all-weather solar-thermal interfacial membrane evaporator

J Zhang, Z Li, T Meng, S Zang, C Yang, X Luo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Salt blocking and low evaporation efficiency under weak sun irradiation are two obstacles of
solar-thermal seawater desalination in the industrialization process. Herein, the challenges …

3D Janus structure MXene/cellulose nanofibers/luffa aerogels with superb mechanical strength and high-efficiency desalination for solar-driven interfacial evaporation

PL Wang, W Zhang, Q Yuan, T Mai, MY Qi… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG) is considered to be an attractive technique to
address the water shortage. However, developing a sustainable thermal management, salt …

A 3D smart wood membrane with high flux and efficiency for separation of stabilized oil/water emulsions

J Wu, Z Cui, Y Yu, H Han, D Tian, J Hu, J Qu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Oily sewage discharged from indiscriminate industrial and frequent oil spills have become a
serious global problem. There is an urgent need to separate stable oil/water emulsions by …