Harvesting blue energy based on salinity and temperature gradient: challenges, solutions, and opportunities

M Rastgar, K Moradi, C Burroughs, A Hemmati… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Greenhouse gas emissions associated with power generation from fossil fuel combustion
account for 25% of global emissions and, thus, contribute greatly to climate change …

Nanofluidic osmotic power generators–advanced nanoporous membranes and nanochannels for blue energy harvesting

G Laucirica, ME Toimil-Molares, C Trautmann… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The increase of energy demand added to the concern for environmental pollution linked to
energy generation based on the combustion of fossil fuels has motivated the study and …

Anti‐swelling gradient polyelectrolyte hydrogel membranes as high‐performance osmotic energy generators

G Bian, N Pan, Z Luan, X Sui, W Fan, Y Xia… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging asymmetric ionic membranes consisting of two different porous membranes show
great superiority in harvesting clean and renewable osmotic energy. The main barriers …

Anhydrous interfacial polymerization of sub-1 Å sieving polyamide membrane

G Zhao, H Gao, Z Qu, H Fan, H Meng - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Highly permeable polyamide (PA) membrane capable of precise ionic sieving can be
utilized for many energy-efficient chemical separations. To fulfill this target, it is crucial to …

Scalable fabrication of regenerated cellulose nanohybrid membranes integrating opposite charges and aligned nanochannels for continuous osmotic energy …

B Zhou, Z Lin, Z Xie, X Fu, Z Yuan, C Jiao, X Qin, D Ye - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanomaterials are widely used in constructing reverse electrodialysis (RED) systems with
charged nanochannels for osmotic energy harvesting. However, preparing low-cost, large …

In situ growth of imine‐bridged anion‐selective COF/AAO membrane for ion current rectification and nanofluidic osmotic energy conversion

M Chen, K Yang, J Wang, H Sun… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Facing the energy crisis, using the salinity gradient between seawater and freshwater for
osmotic energy conversion is a direct way to obtain energy. So far, most nanofluidic …

Ionic crosslinking‐induced nanochannels: nanophase separation for ion transport promotion

W Chen, T Dong, Y Xiang, Y Qian, X Zhao… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Charge‐governed ion transport is crucial to numerous industries, and the advanced
membrane is the essential component. In nature, the efficient and selective ion transport is …

2D Material‐Based Wearable Energy Harvesting Textiles: A Review

I Ali, M Dulal, N Karim, S Afroj - Small Structures, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Wearable electronic textiles (e‐textiles) have emerged as a transformative technology
revolutionizing healthcare monitoring and communication by seamlessly integrating with the …

Nanofluidics

T Emmerich, N Ronceray, KV Agrawal… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Fluid transport at the nanoscale is ubiquitous in nature. However, rigorous study of fluid flow
and structure in artificial nanopores only emerged relatively recently. Termed nanofluidics …

Essence of the Giant Reduction of Power Density in Osmotic Energy Conversion in Porous Membranes: Importance of Testing Area

CY Lin, SF Chang, KT Kuo, S Garner… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Harvesting osmotic energy through nanofluidic devices with diverse materials has received
considerable attention in recent years. Often, a small testing area on a membrane was …