Redesigning Natural Materials for Energy, Water, Environment, and Devices

X Liu, W Zhu, P Deng, T Li - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) acknowledges
that global cooperation is paramount to mitigate climate change and further warming. The …

Advances in carbon-based materials for solar-driven steam generation, desalination and water treatment

P Ndagijimana, B Cui, X Zhang, F Nkinahamira… - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
As water scarcity escalates globally, recycling and reusing water resources is crucial for
ensuring sustainable access to clean water. Photothermal technology for seawater …

Development of MXene-decorated sodium alginate/SiO2@ n-docosane hierarchical phase-change microcapsules for solar-driven sustainable seawater desalination

M Zhang, K Sun, Z Zheng, H Liu, X Wang - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel type of MXene-decorated and sodium alginate (SA)-coated phase-change
microcapsules (hereafter named “MXene/SA/SiO 2-MEPCM”) was designed as a …

Graphene infrared radiation management targeting photothermal conversion for electric-energy-free crude oil collection

Y Cheng, S Cheng, B Chen, J Jiang, C Tu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Graphene has been widely used as a solar absorber for its broad-band absorption.
However, targeting a higher photothermal efficiency, the intrinsic infrared radiation loss of …

Enhancing Solar-Driven Water Purification by Multiscale Biomimetic Evaporators Featuring Lamellar MoS2/GO Heterojunctions

H Zheng, J Fan, A Chen, X Li, X Xie, Y Liu, Z Ding - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
Solar-powered steam generation holds a strong sustainability in facing the global water
crisis, while the production efficiency and antifouling performance remain challenges …

Highly efficient water steam generation via natural black urushiol-Fe polymeric microspheres coated-cotton fabric

W Bai, H Lin, S Zheng, L Chen, R Zeng, Y Lin, R Jian… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar steam generated by interfacial evaporation model was a sustainable method to
desalinate seawater and purify sewage water. Exploitation and utilization of natural …

Augmenting interfacial solar steam generation using 3D-printed hollow honeycomb structured pattern filled with rGO decorated natural fibres

M Rengasamy, K Rajaram - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the present study, a hollow honeycomb structured (HHS) pattern is fabricated using fusion
deposition modelling and filled with different natural fibres namely sugarcane (SC) and …

[HTML][HTML] Development Status of Solar-Driven Interfacial Steam Generation Support Layer Based on Polymers and Biomaterials: A Review

H Yan, P Wang, L Li, Z Zhao, Y Xiang, H Guo, B Yang… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
With the increasing shortage of water resources and the aggravation of water pollution, solar-
driven interfacial steam generation (SISG) technology has garnered considerable attention …

Simultaneous Cr (VI) reduction and diazinon oxidation with organometallic sludge formation under photolysis: kinetics, degradation pathways, and mechanism

P Karimi, H Azarpira, T Rasolevandi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
In this study, simultaneous removal of an organic matter (diazinon, DIZ) and an inorganic
substance (chromium, Cr) was used. Breaking down of organic matter by UV irradiation …

Enhancing interfacial solar steam generation using hybrid (Co3O4/perovskite structured NaTaO3) nanomaterials coated on cotton cloth with sawdust composite …

M Rengasamy, K Rajaram - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG) is an emerging technology, used for the
replenishment of water scarcity on the globe. In ISSG process, an interfacial evaporator is …