Solar-powered sustainable water production: state-of-the-art technologies for sunlight–energy–water nexus

Z Li, X Xu, X Sheng, P Lin, J Tang, L Pan, YV Kaneti… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Alternative water resources (seawater, brackish water, atmospheric water, sewage, etc.) can
be converted into clean freshwater via high-efficiency, energy-saving, and cost-effective …

Recent advances of bifunctional electrocatalysts and electrolyzers for overall seawater splitting

X Wang, M Geng, S Sun, Q Xiang, S Dong… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
As a promising method for hydrogen (H2) production, seawater electrolysis has gained
increasing attention as seawater is the most abundant water resource on Earth. The …

[HTML][HTML] Is direct seawater splitting economically meaningful?

JN Hausmann, R Schlögl, PW Menezes… - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrocatalytic water splitting is the key process for the formation of green fuels for energy
transport and storage in a sustainable energy economy. Besides electricity, it requires water …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of desalination technologies using renewable energy sources with life cycle, PESTLE, and multi-criteria decision analyses

HT Do Thi, T Pasztor, D Fozer, F Manenti, AJ Toth - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, desalination continues to expand globally, which is one of the most effective
solutions to solve the problem of the global drinking water shortage. However, desalination …

Superwetting reduced graphene oxide/alginate hydrogel sponge with low evaporation enthalpy for highly efficient solar-driven water purification

J Xu, G Wang, L Zhu, G Jiang, Y Lei, Z Zeng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar-driven interface evaporators have been widely used and studied in water purification
due to their low energy consumption. However, it is still a challenge to improve the efficiency …

Solar selective absorber for emerging sustainable applications

J Zhang, C Wang, J Shi, D Wei… - Advanced Energy and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Solar selective absorbers (SSAs) possess high sunlight absorption (300–2500 nm) and low
infrared thermal radiative losses (2.5–25 μm), which are undoubtedly the best choice for …

[HTML][HTML] Role of geothermal energy in sustainable water desalination—a review on current status, parameters, and challenges

S Shelare, R Kumar, T Gajbhiye, S Kanchan - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The availability of fresh water in many parts of the world has been dwindling as a result of
both climate change and population increase. The worldwide transition away from fossil …

Nanoenabled photothermal materials for clean water production

MS Irshad, N Arshad, X Wang - Global Challenges, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐powered water evaporation is a primitive technology but interest has revived in the
last five years due to the use of nanoenabled photothermal absorbers. The cutting‐edge …

Antifouling and antibacterial β-cyclodextrin decorated graphene oxide/polyamide thin-film nanocomposite reverse osmosis membranes for desalination applications

K Matshetshe, K Sikhwivhilu, G Ndlovu… - Separation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Incorporating functional nanomaterials in polyamide-based membranes has opened up new
alternative ways to develop reverse osmosis membranes with excellent performance …

Oxalate anions-intercalated NiFe layered double hydroxide as a highly active and stable electrocatalyst for alkaline seawater oxidation

X Wang, Z Li, S Sun, H Sun, C Yang, Z Cai… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Seawater electrolysis is gaining recognition as a promising method for hydrogen production.
However, severe anode corrosion caused by the high concentration of chloride ions (Cl–) …