Water activation in solar‐powered vapor generation

D Wei, C Wang, J Zhang, H Zhao, Y Asakura… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐powered vapor evaporation (SVG), based on the liquid‐gas phase conversion
concept using solar energy, has been given close attention as a promising technology to …

Progress in interfacial solar steam generation using low-dimensional and biomass-derived materials

MNAS Ivan, S Saha, AM Saleque, S Ahmed, AK Thakur… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The pressing concern of escalating water scarcity has spurred the creation of advanced
technologies, such as interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG), to tackle the challenge …

Enhanced Solar Evaporation Using a Scalable MoS2‐Based Hydrogel for Highly Efficient Solar Desalination

P Liu, Y Hu, XY Li, L Xu, C Chen, B Yuan… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Interfacial photo‐vapor conversion has been suggested as a cost‐effective and sustainable
technology for seawater desalination. However, the conversion performance was still limited …

Hydrogels as promising platforms for solar-driven water evaporators

X Jing, F Liu, T Abdiryim, X Liu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Water scarcity has forced people to develop advanced water purification techniques. Solar-
driven water treatment has the potential to produce clean water through utilizing solar …

Recent progress in solar photothermal steam technology for water purification and energy utilization

C Chen, M Wang, X Chen, X Chen, Q Fu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar photothermal steam technology (SPST) has attracted increasing attention in recent
decades because of great potential to produce fresh water from various water sources, such …

The g-C3N4 decorated carbon aerogel with integrated solar steam generation and photocatalysis for effective desalination and water purification

H Zhang, W Luo, Y Du, H Shi, G Zeng, X Yan, X Li - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Although solar steam generation (SSG) technology has shown promising advantages in the
desalination of seawater, the treatment of organic pollutants in wastewater using SSG …

Xylan-based ratiometric fluorescence carbon dots composite with delignified wood for highly efficient water purification and photothermal conversion

Y Zhang, H Xiao, R Xiong, C Huang - Separation and Purification …, 2023 - Elsevier
Herein, a novel xylan derived carbon dots (XMR-CDs) used as mercury ion (Hg 2+)
ratiometric fluorescence sensor via amidation reaction was firstly prepared. And by …

Recent advances of green electricity generation: potential in solar interfacial evaporation system

J Wang, X Cao, X Cui, H Wang, H Zhang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) has played a pivotal role in optimizing water‐
energy utilization, reducing conventional power costs, and mitigating environmental impacts …

Multistimuli-responsive actuators derived from natural materials for entirely biodegradable and programmable untethered soft robots

Z Chen, B Gao, P Li, X Zhao, Q Yan, Z Liu, L Xu… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Untethered soft robots have attracted growing attention due to their safe interaction with
living organisms, good flexibility, and accurate remote control. However, the materials …

Efficient recovery of highly viscous crude oil spill by superhydrophobic ocean biomass-based aerogel assisted with solar energy

Y Guan, D Qiao, L Dong, X Chen, Z Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The crude oil spills is one of the crucial ocean environmental disaster. The low fluidity of
high-viscosity crude oil poses significant challenges for its penetration into conventional …