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 …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Progress and opportunities in Gellan gum-based materials: A review of preparation, characterization and emerging applications

D Gomes, JP Batista-Silva, A Sousa… - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Gellan gum, a microbial exopolysaccharide, is biodegradable and has potential to fill
several key roles in many fields from food to pharmacy, biomedicine and tissue engineering …

Boosting solar-powered interfacial water evaporation by architecting 3D interconnected polymetric network in CNT cellular structure

L Zhao, Z Yang, J Wang, Y Zhou, P Cao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photothermal hydrogel, with an inherently modifiable hydrated network, has been widely
demonstrated as a promising candidate for efficient water treatment. However, there are still …

Recent advances in structural regulation and optimization of high-performance solar-driven interfacial evaporation systems

X Han, S Ding, H Hu, S Wang - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SIE) is a sustainable and efficient technology for
producing clean water, which has promising applications in seawater desalination and …

Aerogels in passive solar thermal desalination: a review

M Rastgar, L Jiang, C Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Driven by renewable energy, solar-thermal technology holds promising potential for effective
freshwater production with a reduced carbon footprint. In this technology, solar energy is …

Recyclable physical hydrogels as durable and efficient solar-driven evaporators

H Lu, M Li, X Wang, Z Wang, M Pi, W Cui… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar-driven hydrogel evaporator has drawn considerable attention due to its promising
applications in desalination and sewage treatment. However, it remains a critical challenge …

Recyclable and efficient ocean biomass-derived hydrogel photothermal evaporator for thermally-localized solar desalination

Y Tian, X Liu, S Xu, J Li, A Caratenuto, Y Mu, Z Wang… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Interfacial evaporation is gaining popularity as a facile and effective method for harvesting
solar energy and yielding freshwater from sewage and seawater. However, challenges exist …

Sustainable self-cleaning evaporators for highly efficient solar desalination using a highly elastic sponge-like hydrogel

A Chu, M Yang, H Yang, X Shi, J Chen… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Interfacial evaporation using light-absorbing hydrogels offers efficient solar evaporation
performance under natural sunlight, ensuring an affordable clean water supply. However …