Understanding and utilizing droplet impact on superhydrophobic surfaces: phenomena, mechanisms, regulations, applications, and beyond

Z Hu, F Chu, H Shan, X Wu, Z Dong… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Droplet impact is a ubiquitous liquid behavior that closely tied to human life and production,
making indispensable impacts on the big world. Nature‐inspired superhydrophobic surfaces …

Low vaporization enthalpy hydrogels for highly efficient solar-driven interfacial evaporation

Q Zhao, Y Yang, B Zhu, Z Sha, H Zhu, Z Wu, F Nawaz… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Increasingly aggravated water scarcity and pollution lead to great challenges in
humankind's survival and social advancement. Solar-driven interfacial evaporation, which …

MXene‐based membranes for drinking water production

L Huang, L Ding, J Caro, H Wang - … Chemie International Edition, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The soaring development of industry exacerbates the shortage of fresh water, making
drinking water production an urgent demand. Membrane techniques feature the merits of …

Updated perspective on solar steam generation application

C Onggowarsito, S Mao, XS Zhang, A Feng… - Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
A low cost, highly flexible and environmentally friendly water generation method known as
interfacial solar steam generation (SSG) has recently been popularized by many …

A smart thermal-gated bilayer membrane for temperature-adaptive radiative cooling and solar heating

X Min, X Wang, J Li, N Xu, X Du, M Zeng, W Li, B Zhu… - Science Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the huge energy consumption of traditional cooling-and heating-based electricity,
passive radiative cooling and solar heating with a minimum carbon footprint using the outer …

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 …

Laser-engraved wood-based evaporators: A sustainable approach for solar interfacial evaporation

Y Pang, X Chu, L Song, L Jin, C Ma, Y Wu, L Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar interfacial evaporation is recognizable as one of the most prospective strategies to
overcome the shortage of fresh water. Recently, there has been growing enthusiasm for the …

Foaming photothermal inks for direct-ink writing: hierarchical design and enhanced solar-powered interfacial evaporation

J Gao, K Shao, J Li, N Li, S Wang, X Wu… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar-powered interfacial evaporation stands out as a burgeoning technology with
significant potential for applications in thermal distillation and desalination with minimal …

A general absorption-evaporation decoupled device enabled by heat pipe for interfacial solar steam generation

W Li, Y Wei, H Zeng, Z Huang, J Wu, S Yu - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG) holds great potential for seawater desalination,
and wastewater treatment. However, salt accumulation on the evaporation surface and low …

Integrated solar evaporator based on photothermal Cu-CuOx/NC with heat-insulated polyurethane foam enabling highly efficient salt-tolerant desalination and water …

J Jiang, R Yang, Z Tao, S Tu - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Renewable solar energy meeting photothermal materials provides a promising approach for
freshwater production via interfacial steam generation. The design and manufacture of high …