Nanocellulose for sustainable water purification

R Das, T Lindstrom, PR Sharma, K Chi… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanocelluloses (NC) are nature-based sustainable biomaterials, which not only possess
cellulosic properties but also have the important hallmarks of nanomaterials, such as large …

Recent advancements in photothermal anti-icing/deicing materials

Y Wu, L Dong, X Shu, Y Yang, P Feng, Q Ran - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The formation and accumulation of ice on various exposed surfaces are common and
unavoidable phenomena, which have detrimental effects on industrial production and daily …

Transforming Ti3C2Tx MXene's intrinsic hydrophilicity into superhydrophobicity for efficient photothermal membrane desalination

B Zhang, PW Wong, J Guo, Y Zhou, Y Wang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Owing to its 100% theoretical salt rejection capability, membrane distillation (MD) has
emerged as a promising seawater desalination approach to address freshwater scarcity …

The advent of thermoplasmonic membrane distillation

S Santoro, AH Avci, A Politano, E Curcio - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Freshwater scarcity is a vital societal challenge related to climate change, population
pressure, and agricultural and industrial demands. Therefore, sustainable desalination …

Forest-like laser-induced graphene film with ultrahigh solar energy utilization efficiency

Y Peng, W Zhao, F Ni, W Yu, X Liu - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
To achieve high solar energy utilization efficiency, photothermal materials with broadband
absorption of sunlight and high conversion efficiency are becoming a fast-growing research …

A review on photothermal material and its usage in the development of photothermal membrane for sustainable clean water production

NS Fuzil, NH Othman, NH Alias, F Marpani… - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Tapping into solar energy seems to be a viable and sustainable solution for the ongoing
global challenges of water scarcity and clean energy shortage. However, the natural …

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 …

Water desalination using nanocelluloses/cellulose derivatives based membranes for sustainable future

AK Rana, VK Gupta, AK Saini, SI Voicu… - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Seawater desalination by utilizing a membrane-based technology is a crucial step to
overcome the freshwater shortage in some regions of the world. However, the durability and …

Recent advances and future prospects in direct solar desalination systems using membrane distillation technology

A Bamasag, E Almatrafi, T Alqahtani, P Phelan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water desalination has become one of the viable solutions for water shortages in regions
with limited natural resources. In the last two decades, more attention has been paid to …

Progress of photothermal membrane distillation for decentralized desalination: A review

AG Razaqpur, Y Wang, X Liao, Y Liao, R Wang - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The conventional membrane distillation (MD) process is accompanied by large energy
consumption, low thermal efficiency and inevitable requirements of centralized …