Chemical Engineering Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
492, P. 152303 - 152303
Published: May 16, 2024
Hydrogels
are
emerging
as
an
ideal
platform
for
sustainable
water
and
energy
nexuses
due
to
their
low-cost,
ease
of
processing,
versatile
functions,
unique
structural
networks,
high
adaptability.
The
establishment
a
solar-thermal-electricity
system
assumes
critical
importance
in
achieving
effective
solar
utilization.
This
review
focuses
on
recent
advances
hydrogel-enabled
steam
generation
(SGG)
atmospheric
harvesting
(AWH)
systems
discuss
extended
applications
renewable
energy,
such
thermal-electricity
green
hydrogen
generation.
Furthermore,
advanced
material
development
various
engineering
strategies
proposed
enhance
efficiency,
taking
into
account
the
fundamental
structure–property-application
relationships
(SPAR).
Finally,
research
challenges
future
opportunities
studies
industrial
implementation
hydrogel-based
freshwater
put
forward.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
36(23)
Published: Feb. 22, 2024
Abstract
In
the
last
decade,
interfacial
solar
steam
generation
(ISSG),
powered
by
natural
sunlight
garnered
significant
attention
due
to
its
great
potential
for
low‐cost
and
environmentally
friendly
clean
water
production
in
alignment
with
global
decarbonization
efforts.
This
review
aims
share
knowledge
engage
a
broader
readership
about
current
progress
of
ISSG
technology
facing
challenges
promote
further
advancements
toward
practical
applications.
The
first
part
this
assesses
strategies
enhancing
energy
efficiency
systems,
including
optimizing
light
absorption,
reducing
losses,
harvesting
additional
energy,
lowering
evaporation
enthalpy.
Subsequently,
faced
technologies,
notably
salt
accumulation
bio‐fouling
issues
applications,
are
elucidated
contemporary
methods
discussed
overcome
these
challenges.
end,
applications
ISSG,
ranging
from
initial
seawater
desalination
industrial
wastewater
purification
power
generation,
sterilization,
soil
remediation,
innovative
concept
sea
farm,
introduced,
highlighting
promising
contributing
sustainable
conscious
practices.
Based
on
in‐depth
understanding
aspects,
future
research
focuses
proposed
address
both
fundamental
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
33(24)
Published: March 14, 2023
Abstract
Improving
interfacial
solar
evaporation
performance
is
crucial
for
the
practical
application
of
this
technology
in
solar‐driven
seawater
desalination.
Lowering
enthalpy
one
most
promising
and
effective
strategies
to
significantly
improve
rate.
In
study,
a
new
pathway
lower
vaporization
by
introducing
heterogeneous
interactions
between
hydrophilic
hybrid
materials
water
molecules
developed.
2D
MoN
1.2
nanosheets
are
synthesized
integrated
with
rGO
form
stacked
‐rGO
heterostructures
massive
junction
interfaces
evaporation.
Molecular
dynamics
simulation
confirms
that
atomic
thick
simultaneously
interact
molecules,
while
remarkably
different.
These
cause
an
imbalanced
state,
which
easily
breaks
hydrogen
bonds
leading
dramatically
lowered
improved
rate
(2.6
kg
m
−2
h
−1
).
This
study
provides
strategy
designing
2D‐2D
regulate
evaporate
clean
production.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
33(43)
Published: Aug. 30, 2023
Abstract
Recent
research
on
wood‐based
solar
evaporators
has
made
great
progress
and
significant
breakthroughs
have
been
in
using
lignin
as
a
photothermal
material;
however,
the
intensity
change
mechanism
regarding
conjugate
structure
of
is
almost
never
mentioned.
This
study
innovatively
proposes
to
explain
changes
that
occur
before
after
dissolution
fabricates
lignin/wood‐based
evaporator
(LWE)
an
all‐wood‐based
material
salt‐tolerant
long‐term
serviceability.
Lignin
serves
not
only
for
converting
light
energy
into
heat
but
also
reinforcement
evaporator's
structural
strength.
Adding
original
balsa
wood,
increasing
proportion
intermediate
water
LWE,
thereby
lowering
enthalpy
evaporation.
The
optimized
LWE
with
enhanced
desalination
capability,
dye
removal
property,
high
stability
exhibits
full‐spectrum
absorption
about
83.6%,
conversion
efficiency
91.74%,
evaporation
1.93
kg
m
−2
h
−1
,
which
surpasses
most
evaporators.
demonstrates
materials
can
be
used
prepare
excellent
performance,
providing
new
approach
address
freshwater
depletion.
Small,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
19(48)
Published: Aug. 3, 2023
Carbon
dots
(CDs),
a
new
type
of
carbon-based
fluorescent
nanomaterial,
have
attracted
widespread
attention
because
their
numerous
excellent
properties.
Lignocellulosic
biomass
is
the
most
abundant
renewable
natural
resource
and
possesses
broad
potential
to
manufacture
different
composite
smart
materials.
Numerous
studies
explored
using
components
(such
as
cellulose,
hemicellulose,
lignin)
in
lignocellulosic
produce
CDs.
There
are
few
papers
systemically
aiming
review
state-of-the-art
works
related
biomass-derived
In
this
review,
significant
advances
synthesis
processes,
formation
mechanisms,
structural
characteristics,
optical
properties,
applications
biomass-based
CDs
such
cellulose-based
CDs,
hemicellulose-based
lignin-based
latest
research
reviewed.
addition,
future
directions
on
improvement
technology
raw
materials
enhance
properties
proposed.
This
will
serve
road
map
for
scientists
engaged
exploring
more
science
fields
achieve
highest
material
performance
goals
Journal of Materials Chemistry A,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11(12), P. 5978 - 6015
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
This
review
summarizes
the
recent
progress
in
interfacial
solar
vapor
generation,
which
was
first
proposed
2014.
The
technique
shows
great
potential
for
decentralized
desalination
applications
using
ubiquitous
and
renewable
energy.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
36(32)
Published: May 13, 2024
Sorption-based
atmospheric
water
harvesting
is
an
attractive
technology
for
exploiting
unconventional
sources.
A
critical
challenge
how
to
facilitate
fast
and
continuous
collection
of
potable
from
air.
Here,
a
bio-based
gel
(cellulose/alginate/lignin
gel,
CAL
gel),
resulting
the
integration
whole
biomass-derived
polymer
network
with
lithium
chloride
reported.
adsorption/desorption
kinetics,
capture
rate
1.74
kg
