Passive, high-efficiency thermally-localized solar desalination

L Zhang, Z Xu, L Zhao, B Bhatia, Y Zhong… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar desalination holds significant promise for the water-energy nexus. Recent advances in
passive solar desalination using thermal localization show great potential for high-efficiency …

Adsorption-based atmospheric water harvesting: impact of material and component properties on system-level performance

A LaPotin, H Kim, SR Rao… - Accounts of chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) is the capture and collection of water that
is present in the air either as vapor or small water droplets. AWH has been recognized as a …

Adsorption-based atmospheric water harvesting device for arid climates

H Kim, SR Rao, EA Kapustin, L Zhao, S Yang… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Water scarcity is a particularly severe challenge in arid and desert climates. While a
substantial amount of water is present in the form of vapour in the atmosphere, harvesting …

Water harvesting from air with metal-organic frameworks powered by natural sunlight

H Kim, S Yang, SR Rao, S Narayanan, EA Kapustin… - Science, 2017 - science.org
Atmospheric water is a resource equivalent to~ 10% of all fresh water in lakes on Earth.
However, an efficient process for capturing and delivering water from air, especially at low …

Extreme water uptake of hygroscopic hydrogels through maximized swelling‐induced salt loading

G Graeber, CD Díaz‐Marín, LC Gaugler… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hygroscopic hydrogels are emerging as scalable and low‐cost sorbents for atmospheric
water harvesting, dehumidification, passive cooling, and thermal energy storage. However …

Kinetics of sorption in hygroscopic hydrogels

CD Díaz-Marín, L Zhang, Z Lu, M Alshrah… - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hygroscopic hydrogels hold significant promise for high-performance atmospheric water
harvesting, passive cooling, and thermal management. However, a mechanistic …

Adsorption-based atmospheric water harvesting: A review of adsorbents and systems

M Bilal, M Sultan, T Morosuk, W Den, U Sajjad… - … Communications in Heat …, 2022 - Elsevier
Atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) has been an appealing prospect for decades to
overcome water scarcity in remote areas. Adsorption-based AWH technologies have gained …

Thermal energy storage for electric vehicles at low temperatures: Concepts, systems, devices and materials

P Xie, L Jin, G Qiao, C Lin, C Barreneche… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
In cold climates, heating the cabin of an electric vehicle (EV) consumes a large portion of
battery stored energy. The use of battery as an energy source for heating significantly …

Metal-Organic Frameworks as advanced moisture sorbents for energy-efficient high temperature cooling

S Cui, M Qin, A Marandi, V Steggles, S Wang, X Feng… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Latent cooling load accounts for 30% of the total load of air-conditioning, and its proportion
is even higher in many tropical and subtropical climates. Traditional vapour-compression air …

Structure integration and architecture of solar-driven interfacial desalination from miniaturization designs to industrial applications

C Dang, Y Cao, H Nie, W Lang, J Zhang, G Xu, M Zhu - Nature Water, 2024 - nature.com
Solar desalination holds great promise for addressing global water scarcity and reducing
carbon footprints. In recent years, thermally localized solar interfacial desalination processes …