Going beyond efficiency for solar evaporation

N Xu, J Li, C Finnerty, Y Song, L Zhou, B Zhu, P Wang… - Nature Water, 2023 - nature.com
Interfacial solar evaporation, which captures solar energy and localizes the generated heat
for evaporating water molecules, is regarded as an important emerging strategy for solar …

Nanotechnology in wastewater management: a new paradigm towards wastewater treatment

K Jain, AS Patel, VP Pardhi, SJS Flora - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Clean and safe water is a fundamental human need for multi-faceted development of society
and a thriving economy. Brisk rises in populations, expanding industrialization, urbanization …

Novel Cd0. 5Zn0. 5S/Bi2MoO6 S-scheme heterojunction for boosting the photodegradation of antibiotic enrofloxacin: Degradation pathway, mechanism and toxicity …

M Cai, Y Liu, C Wang, W Lin, S Li - Separation and Purification Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
The artificial S-scheme photocatalysis system, mimicking natural photosynthesis, has shown
eminent potential for the photocatalytic destruction of pharmaceuticals and personal care …

Water decontamination via nonradical process by nanoconfined Fenton-like catalysts

T Liu, S Xiao, N Li, J Chen, X Zhou, Y Qian… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
There is an urgent need to develop effective and sustainable solutions to reduce water
pollution. Heterogeneous Fenton-like catalysts are frequently used to eliminate …

Biodegradable electrospinning superhydrophilic nanofiber membranes for ultrafast oil-water separation

X Cheng, T Li, L Yan, Y Jiao, Y Zhang, K Wang… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Although membrane technology has attracted considerable attention for oily wastewater
treatment, the plastic waste generated from discarded membranes presents an immediate …

Identification of Fenton-like active Cu sites by heteroatom modulation of electronic density

X Zhou, MK Ke, GX Huang, C Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Developing heterogeneous catalysts with atomically dispersed active sites is vital to boost
peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation for Fenton-like activity, but how to controllably adjust …

Blow-spun nanofibrous membrane for simultaneous treatment of emulsified oil/water mixtures, dyes, and bacteria

T Lu, W Cao, H Liang, Y Deng, Y Zhang, M Zhu, W Ma… - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
Membrane separation is of great significance due to its unique performance in treating
wastewater. However, the simultaneous treatment of oily emulsions and other complex …

Engineering metal–phenolic networks for solar desalination with directional salt crystallization

Z Wang, J Gao, J Zhou, J Gong, L Shang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Solar desalination is one of the most promising strategies to address the global freshwater
shortage crisis. However, the residual salt accumulated on the top surface of solar …

Highly salt‐resistant 3D hydrogel evaporator for continuous solar desalination via localized crystallization

L Li, N He, B Jiang, K Yu, Q Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The emerging solar desalination by interfacial evaporation shows great potential for
alleviating the global freshwater crisis. However, salt deposition on the whole evaporation …

Agricultural waste materials for adsorptive removal of phenols, chromium (VI) and cadmium (II) from wastewater: A review

A Othmani, S Magdouli, PS Kumar, A Kapoor… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Management of basic natural resources and the spent industrial and domestic streams to
provide a sustainable safe environment for healthy living is a magnum challenge to …