Understanding nanocellulose–water interactions: Turning a detriment into an asset

L Solhi, V Guccini, K Heise, I Solala… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Modern technology has enabled the isolation of nanocellulose from plant-based fibers, and
the current trend focuses on utilizing nanocellulose in a broad range of sustainable …

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 …

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 …

Electrostatic self-assembly cellulose nanofibers/MXene/nickel chains for highly stable and efficient seawater evaporation and purification

S Yang, C Shi, K Qu, Z Sun, H Li, B Xu, Z Huang, Z Guo - Carbon Letters, 2023 - Springer
Seawater evaporation and purification powered by solar energy are considered as a
promising approach to alleviate the global freshwater crisis, and the development of …

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 …

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 …

3D-printed hierarchical porous cellulose/alginate/carbon black hydrogel for high-efficiency solar steam generation

J Yuan, X Lei, C Yi, H Jiang, F Liu, GJ Cheng - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar steam generation (SSG) has great application prospects in seawater desalination and
dye wastewater treatment. However, it is still a challenge to realize a low-cost, rapid …

Flexible wood-based triboelectric self-powered smart home system

X Shi, J Luo, J Luo, X Li, K Han, D Li, X Cao, ZL Wang - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
With the rapid development of the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and big data, the
smart home has played a critical role in human life and smart cities, where large amounts of …

Solar water evaporation toward water purification and beyond

X Zhou, F Zhao, P Zhang, G Yu - ACS Materials Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
With the pressing global energy and environmental issues, solar water evaporation (SWE),
which generates vapor using solar energy, emerges as a promising and sustainable …