Hydrogel materials for sustainable water resources harvesting & treatment: Synthesis, mechanism and applications

Z Zhang, H Fu, Z Li, J Huang, Z Xu, Y Lai, X Qian… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past few years, with the development of global industry and the increase of
population, the shortage of freshwater resources has prompted people to conduct in-depth …

Cellulose‐based Interfacial Solar Evaporators: Structural Regulation and Performance Manipulation

W Wu, Y Xu, X Ma, Z Tian, C Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The shortage of freshwater resources has become a major obstacle threatening human
development, and directly utilizing solar energy by solar evaporators is emerging as a …

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 …

Shape-controlled fabrication of MnO/C hybrid nanoparticle from waste polyester for solar evaporation and thermoelectricity generation

Z Fan, J Ren, H Bai, P He, L Hao, N Liu, B Chen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The integration of freshwater and electricity cogeneration through photothermal effect is
regarded as a new and promising strategy for high-efficiency solar energy utilization …

A robust and 3D-printed solar evaporator based on naturally occurring molecules

X Zhang, Y Yan, N Li, P Yang, Y Yang, G Duan… - Science Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
The interfacial solar desalination has been considered a promising method to address the
worldwide water crisis without sophisticated infrastructures and additional energy …

Dual‐zone photothermal evaporator for antisalt accumulation and highly efficient solar steam generation

X Wu, Y Wang, P Wu, J Zhao, Y Lu… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Interfacial solar steam generation offers a promising and cost‐effective way for saline water
desalination. However, salt accumulation and deposition on photothermal materials during …

3D printing a biomimetic bridge‐arch solar evaporator for eliminating salt accumulation with desalination and agricultural applications

M Zou, Y Zhang, Z Cai, C Li, Z Sun, C Yu… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐driven water evaporation has been considered a sustainable method to obtain clean
water through desalination. However, its further application is limited by the complicated …

Bioinspired Aerogel with Vertically Ordered Channels and Low Water Evaporation Enthalpy for High‐Efficiency Salt‐Rejecting Solar Seawater Desalination and …

ZY Wang, YJ Zhu, YQ Chen, HP Yu, ZC Xiong - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Solar energy‐driven water evaporation is a promising sustainable strategy to purify
seawater and contaminated water. However, developing solar evaporators with high water …

A bioinspired antibacterial and photothermal membrane for stable and durable clean water remediation

Y Yang, L Yang, F Yang, W Bai, X Zhang, H Li… - Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar-driven steam generation has been considered as a prevalent and sustainable
approach to obtain clean fresh water. However, the presence of microorganisms in seawater …

Fibrous aerogels with tunable superwettability for high-performance solar-driven interfacial evaporation

C Xu, M Gao, X Yu, J Zhang, Y Cheng, M Zhu - Nano-Micro Letters, 2023 - Springer
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation is an emerging technology for water desalination.
Generally, double-layered structure with separate surface wettability properties is usually …