Recent advances in interfacial solar vapor generation: clean water production and beyond

S Yu, Y Gu, X Chao, G Huang, D Shou - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Interfacial solar vapor generation (ISVG) was first proposed in 2014 and it has gained more
and more attention from academia due to its tremendous improvement in evaporation …

Self‐assembled nanofibrous hydrogels with tunable porous network for highly efficient solar desalination in strong brine

H Li, W Zhang, J Liu, M Sun, L Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogel‐based solar evaporators (HSEs) emerged as energy‐efficient designs for water
purification due to the reduced vaporization enthalpy in the hydrated polymeric network …

Analysis of critical parameters for material-based solar evaporation

R Fillet, V Nicolas, A Celzard, V Fierro - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2024 - Elsevier
This manuscript presents a critical assessment of water evaporation measurements reported
in solar evaporation studies. To explore the critical properties required for solar evaporator …

Thermal management of the solar evaporation process

S Li, Z Xi, L Yu, H Yan, M Chen - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation has caught wide attention for water purification due to its
green and environment-friendly properties. The key issue is how to effectively utilize solar …

Solar evaporation performance of 3D-printed concave structures filled with activated carbon under low convective flow

R Fillet, V Nicolas, A Celzard, V Fierro - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) geometries were 3D-printed to make unique geometries
filled with activated carbon to improve water transport and photothermal conversion when …

CNTs/wood composite nanogenerator for producing both steam and electricity

Y Ding, S Li, J Tian, F Wang, Y Shi, X Tao… - ACS Applied …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Solar steam generation, which utilizes solar heat to evaporate water, has been considered a
promising technology to produce clean water. Meanwhile, the water evaporation process …

Formation, evolution, and enhancement mechanisms of mixed temperature gradient during interfacial solar vapor generation

Y Li, X Liu, W Hong, X Chen, H Li - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2023 - Elsevier
The solar evaporator, which generates a mixed temperature gradient (MTG) in the process
of solar-driven interfacial water evaporation (SIWE), has shown great application potential in …

Magneto-convective hybrid nanofluid slip flow over a moving inclined thin needle in a Darcy-Forchheimer porous medium with viscous dissipation

AKA Hakeem, G Bhose, S Sivanandam - International Journal of …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide that porous media and viscous dissipation
are crucial considerations when working with hybrid nanofluids in various applications …

Can the Interfacial Solar Vapor Generation Performance Be Really “Beyond” Theoretical Limit?

F Nawaz, Y Yang, Q Zhao, Y Mo, Z Jiang… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The interfacial solar vapor generation (ISVG) process is an environmentally friendly
approach that utilizes solar to produce steam, which can solve the water shortage. Despite …

Establishing a transient model of double-layer porous media interfacial evaporation system to reveal the relationship between porous media parameters and …

Q Zhang, X Sun, Y Shen, Y Zhang, Q Cai… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
The solar interfacial evaporation system can generate steam efficiently by localizing solar
thermal energy to heat air–water interface, which has great application potential in seawater …