Semiconductor photothermal materials enabling efficient solar steam generation toward desalination and wastewater treatment
Water scarcity issues around the world have renewed interest in the use of solar water
evaporation as a means of providing fresh water. Advances in photothermal materials and …
evaporation as a means of providing fresh water. Advances in photothermal materials and …
Heat-localized solar evaporation: Transport processes and applications
Solar evaporation by heat localization has drawn intensive research interest recent years,
because this potential desalination technology is free of fossil fuel consumption and carbon …
because this potential desalination technology is free of fossil fuel consumption and carbon …
[HTML][HTML] A 3D photothermal structure toward improved energy efficiency in solar steam generation
The energy efficiency in solar steam generation by 2D photothermal materials has
approached its limit. In this work, we fabricated 3D cylindrical cup-shaped structures of …
approached its limit. In this work, we fabricated 3D cylindrical cup-shaped structures of …
Pathways and challenges for efficient solar-thermal desalination
Solar-thermal desalination (STD) is a potentially low-cost, sustainable approach for
providing high-quality fresh water in the absence of water and energy infrastructures …
providing high-quality fresh water in the absence of water and energy infrastructures …
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 …
energy utilization, reducing conventional power costs, and mitigating environmental impacts …
Harnessing solar‐driven photothermal effect toward the water–energy nexus
Producing affordable freshwater has been considered as a great societal challenge, and
most conventional desalination technologies are usually accompanied with large energy …
most conventional desalination technologies are usually accompanied with large energy …
The revival of thermal utilization from the Sun: interfacial solar vapor generation
Since solar energy is the ultimate energy resource and a significant amount of global energy
utilization goes through heat, there have been persistent efforts for centuries to develop …
utilization goes through heat, there have been persistent efforts for centuries to develop …
Solar thermoelectricity for power generation
Thermoelectric materials convert waste heat into electricity, making sustainable power
generation possible when a temperature gradient is applied. Solar radiation is one potential …
generation possible when a temperature gradient is applied. Solar radiation is one potential …
Emerging investigator series: the rise of nano-enabled photothermal materials for water evaporation and clean water production by sunlight
P Wang - Environmental Science: Nano, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar driven water evaporation and distillation is an ancient technology, but has been
rejuvenated by nano-enabled photothermal materials in the past 4 years. The nano-enabled …
rejuvenated by nano-enabled photothermal materials in the past 4 years. The nano-enabled …
Solar evaporator with controlled salt precipitation for zero liquid discharge desalination
A sustainable supply of clean water is essential for the development of modern society,
which has become increasingly dependent on desalination technology since 96.5% of the …
which has become increasingly dependent on desalination technology since 96.5% of the …