Hydrogels as promising platforms for solar-driven water evaporators

X Jing, F Liu, T Abdiryim, X Liu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Water scarcity has forced people to develop advanced water purification techniques. Solar-
driven water treatment has the potential to produce clean water through utilizing solar …

Sustainable cellulose-based hydrogels for water treatment and purification

SW Joo, M Berkani, T Mashifana, H Kamyab… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogels possess remarkable physicochemical properties, including high water
absorption, retention capacity, and controlled degradation. Simultaneously, their …

Integrated Janus evaporator with an enhanced Donnan effect and thermal localization for salt-tolerant solar desalination and thermal-to-electricity generation

H Zhang, Y Du, D Jing, L Yang, J Ji… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SIE) technology has great advantages in seawater
desalination. However, during the long-term operation of a solar evaporator, salts can be …

Cellulose-based bi-layer hydrogel evaporator with a low evaporation enthalpy for efficient solar desalination

L Shu, XF Zhang, Z Wang, J Liu, J Yao - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
Interfacial evaporation through hydrogel-based evaporators is emerging as a sustainable
and cost-effective strategy for drinkable water production. Herein, a specially designed bi …

Directionally tailoring micro-nano hierarchical tower structured Mn0. 6Ni1. 4Co2Oy toward solar interfacial evaporation

Y Zhang, S Tan, T Xu, Z Zhou, G Ji - Journal of Materials Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar interfacial evaporation has been considered as a promising method to alleviate fresh
water resources shortage. The shortage of freshwater resources requires advanced …

Magnetic porous cellulose surface-imprinted polymers synthetized with assistance of deep eutectic solvent for specific recognition and purification of bisphenols

Z Wen, D Gao, J Lin, S Li, K Zhang, Z Xia… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Magnetic porous cellulose molecularly imprinted polymers-based bisphenols have been
developed using Fe 3 O 4 as the magnetic material, a deep eutectic solvent as the assisted …

Integration of CuS@ MIL-100 into cellulose hydrogel for synergistic seawater desalination and photocatalytic decontamination

L Shu, XF Zhang, S Yang, J Qiu, J Yao - Separation and Purification …, 2024 - Elsevier
A hydrogel solar evaporator is constructed by depositing photocatalysts into a cellulose
matrix. The photocatalyst consists of copper sulfide (CuS) and Fe-based metal–organic …

Waste to functions: Construction of a novel solar-thermal conversion material based on sludge-derived carbon dots via Ca-in-situ-functionalization for efficient solar …

Y Han, J Zheng, L Wei, L Zhu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar interface water evaporator (SIWE) based on waste-derived carbon dots (CDs) are
highly promising for large-scale production applications in the future, due to their low-cost …

Magnetically recyclable three-dimensional aerogel water evaporator for organic pollutant removal via solar-powered interfacial water evaporation cooperated with …

H Kan, W Li, C Yang, X Zhang, Z Yang, W Guo - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
The primary obstacle to solar-driven interfacial water evaporation (SDIWE) technology for
addressing organic wastewater pollution lies in the inability of most evaporators to effectively …

A comprehensive review of 4D-printed thermo-responsive hydrogel-based smart actuators for solar steam generation: Advanced design, modeling, manufacturing …

NC Adak, W Lee - Progress in Materials Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The worldwide request for clean water and renewable energy is growing rapidly due to the
rising population, changing ways of life, expanding economies, and increased utilization of …