Recent Advances and Challenges of Metal‐Based Materials for Solar Steam Generation

B Yu, Y Zhang, Y Wang, Z Zhang - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Global energy and environmental problems are becoming increasingly prominent, and the
shortage of freshwater resources has been plaguing many countries and regions in the …

Rational design of different interfacial evaporators for solar steam generation: Recent development, fabrication, challenges and applications

A Gnanasekaran, K Rajaram - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG) has been considered a potential
solution to the current energy crisis and lack of freshwater. In ISSG, a novel solar interfacial …

Environmental-friendly biomass-based Janus ink/urushiol modified cotton fabric for efficient solar-driven interfacial evaporation

W Bai, X Zhang, Y Chen, Z Lian, S Zheng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Much attention has been paid to the interfacial solar-thermal conversion method for water
resource purification. According to the hydrophilicity of ink carbon particles and the …

Bacterial cellulose-based film with self-floating hierarchical porous structure for efficient solar-driven interfacial evaporation

M Jin, X Qu, J Li, L Deng, Z Han, S Chen… - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Interface solar water evaporation is a mean of rapidly evaporating water using solar energy.
However, it is still a challenge to obtain solar evaporators with simple assembly, durability …

Highly efficient and salt-rejecting poly (vinyl alcohol) hydrogels with excellent mechanical strength for solar desalination

HM Wilson, HW Lim, SJ Lee - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022 - ACS Publications
Interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG)-based solar desalination has recently emerged as
a promising solution to tackle the global issue of fresh water scarcity. However, the energy …

Microfluidic salinity gradient-induced all-day electricity production in solar steam generation

TA Wani, P Kaith, P Garg, A Bera - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Synergistic generation of freshwater and electricity using solar light would be an ideal
solution for global freshwater challenges and energy demands. Recently, interface solar …

Photo-Fenton-Active MIL-88A/CNT-Based PVA Hydrogel for Solar-Driven Water Evaporation and Simultaneous Volatile Organic Compound Removal

LK Rathore, A Bera - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024 - ACS Publications
Solar-driven interfacial water evaporation (SIWE) has emerged as a promising avenue for
cost-effective freshwater production from seawater or wastewater. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Solar desalination: A review of recent developments in environmental, regulatory and economic issues

M Goosen, H Mahmoudi, Y Alyousef, N Ghaffour - Solar Compass, 2023 - Elsevier
The aim of the current study was to provide a review of recent developments in solar
desalination from the viewpoint of environmental, regulatory, and economic aspects. The …

Emergence of the Janus-MOF (J-MOF) boat as a nascent amalgamation in the arena of photothermal desalination

A Selvam, YR Singh, A Karna… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The diminution of potable water is a pressing issue in several countries and is the most
prioritized obligation of environmental scientists. Thence, the ardent emergence of …

Conversion of hazardous diesel soot particles into a novel highly efficient 3D hydrogel for solar desalination and wastewater purification

HM Wilson, S Raheman A. R, HW Lim, SJ Lee - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
Diesel particulate matter (DPM) generated as vehicular exhaust is one of the main sources
of atmospheric soot. These soot particles have been known to cause adverse health …