Recent advances in fibrous materials for interfacial solar steam generation

C Ge, D Xu, H Du, Z Chen, J Chen, Z Shen, W Xu… - Advanced Fiber …, 2023 - Springer
The scarcity of fresh water resources has become a serious issue hindering the sustainable
development of modern civilization. The interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG) system …

Functional textiles with smart properties: their fabrications and sustainable applications

Y Zhang, X Xia, K Ma, G Xia, M Wu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Benefiting from inherent lightweight, flexibility, and good adaptability to human body,
functional textiles are attracting tremendous attention to cope with wearable issues in …

Superhydrophobic MXene based fabric composite for high efficiency solar desalination

W Xiao, J Yan, S Gao, X Huang, J Luo, L Wang… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar desalination via interfacial evaporation is an effective, green and convenient method
to solve the shortage of fresh water. It remains challenging to develop high quality light …

Fabrication of robust and room-temperature curable superhydrophobic composite coatings with breathable and anti-icing performance

Y Wu, X Shu, Y Yang, W She, L Dong, Q Ran - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Superhydrophobic surfaces show great application prospects in various fields, yet the
tedious preparation process, sophisticated equipment, and poor durability restrict their large …

Dispersions of 1, 3, 4-oxadiazole-linked conjugated microporous polymers with carbon nanotubes as a high-performance electrode for supercapacitors

MG Mohamed, MM Samy, TH Mansoure… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In this study, we used classical and simple Sonogashira couplings to construct three 1, 3, 4-
oxadiazole-linked conjugated microporous polymers (OXD-CMPs) through the reaction of 2 …

Vertically aligned aerogel with concaved surface topography coupled ordered channel enable efficient solar-driven desalination

W Wang, X Ma, J Miao, T Fan - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar-driven desalination has been regarded as a promising energy-saving and sustainable
strategy to address the serious freshwater shortage issue. However, its performance is …

Interfacial solar evaporation based on Janus films: An effective strategy to improve salt tolerance and antifouling performance

F Wang, S Zhao, X Zhang, Z Su - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
The emerging interfacial solar evaporation technology is an effective measure to address
freshwater resources, but the complex diversity of sewage is rarely considered. Janus films …

Progress in the self-assembly of organic/inorganic polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) hybrids

MG Mohamed, SW Kuo - Soft Matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
This Review describes recent progress in the self-assembly of organic/inorganic POSS
hybrids derived from mono-, di-, and multi-functionalized POSS cages. We highlight the self …

Biomimetic vertically aligned aerogel with synergistic photothermal effect enables efficient solar-driven desalination

X Ma, N Tian, G Wang, W Wang, J Miao, T Fan - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Taking sustainable solar energy for efficient rapid clean water production is eagerly desired
to overcome the water shortage issue. However, great challenges remain in constructing …

Hygroscopic polymer gels toward atmospheric moisture exploitations for energy management and freshwater generation

F Ni, P Xiao, C Zhang, T Chen - Matter, 2022 - cell.com
Atmospheric moisture exploitation (AME) technology has emerged as a promising
alternative solution to improve the unbalanced supply-and-demand relationship between …