Solar‒driven interfacial water evaporation is a convenient and efficient strategy for
harvesting solar energy and desalinating seawater. However, the design and fabrication of …

An efficient photothermal conversion process is essential for making high-performing solar
steam generation (SSG) device for water desalination and purification. Recently, biomass …

Rapid and efficient cleaning of oily wastewater and high viscosity crude oil spills is still a
global challenge. Conventional three-dimensional porous adsorbents are ineffective for oil …

Although solar energy is promising for water purification, there is still a room for further
improving the solar steam generation efficiency. Herein, an environmental energy-enhanced …

It remains a great challenge to develop functional aerogels with superior mechanical
robustness, durable superhydrophobicity, and excellent photothermal conversion ability for …

Effective use of solar energy to produce steam for solving the problem of global shortage of
fresh water is considered to be a promising technology. In this work, we reported a low-cost …

Rapid cleanup of crude oil spills is a worldwide challenge because heavy oil components (>
10 3 mPa· s) are difficult for removal by conventional porous oil sorbents due to their …

Leakage of oils and organic solvents poses a significant threat to aquatic environments.
Here, low-temperature carbonized aerogels with highly porous and anisotropic structures …

Solar steam generation has drawn high levels of attention from the research community in
recent years due to its wide application and abundantly available energy source—sunlight …

Pomelo peel as a by-product from pomelo consumption is rich in various nutrients and
functional compounds, while most of the by-product is disposed as wastes. The utilization of …