Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 27, 2024
Abstract
Extracting
water
from
air
offers
a
promising
route
to
address
the
global
challenge
of
scarcity.
However,
bionic
engineering
surfaces
for
harvesting
often
struggle
with
efficiently
coordinating
droplet
nucleation
and
desorption.
The
recently
emerging
triboelectric
effect
at
liquid–solid
interface
novel
approach
developing
fog
surfaces.
In
this
study,
inspired
by
Namib
Desert
beetles
lotus
leaves,
biomimetic
superhydrophobic
surface
nanoscale
hydrophilic
domains
is
prepared
via
interfacial
self‐assembly,
exhibiting
heterogeneous
wettability
effective
harvesting.
essence
self‐assembly
lies
in
synergy
non‐covalent
interaction
forces,
driving
nanoparticles
into
micro‐nano
hierarchical
structures,
thereby
regulating
increasing
potential
sites.
Additionally,
can
directly
utilize
charges
facilitate
migration.
be
generated
flexible
mechanical
input
induced
walking,
which
enhances
mass
transfer,
rapidly
improving
removal
achieving
39.02%
increase
efficiency.
This
study
has
opened
up
new
breakthrough
design
portable
efficient
systems.
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
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
33(44)
Published: June 25, 2023
Abstract
A
three‐plasmon
hybrid,
in
which
core–shell
Au@Cu
2−x
S
hybrids
are
bonded
with
ultrathin
Ti
3
C
2
T
x
MXene,
is
prepared
for
high‐efficiency
photothermal
conversion
and
membrane‐based
solar
water
evaporation
the
first
time.
The
MXene/Au
nanorod@Cu
display
excellent
efficiency
under
irradiation
of
an
808
laser,
causing
by
three‐plasmon‐induced
synergistic
plasmonic
absorption
heating
effects
as
well
multichannel
charge
transfer
between
components.
Then,
Au
nanosphere@Cu
mixed
combined
MXene
to
serve
membrane
material,
shows
light
ranging
from
ultraviolet
near‐infrared
region.
By
transferring
materials
on
a
hydrophilic
cotton
piece,
as‐prepared
displays
high
rate
2.023
kg
m
−2
h
−1
light‐to‐heat
96.1%
1‐sun
due
over
96%
efficiency.
Furthermore,
home‐made
device
enabling
automatic
inflow
untreated
outflow
evaporated
designed
based
principles
liquid
pressure
connectors.
seawater
desalination
sewage
treatment
experiments
performed
indicate
great
potential
solar‐light‐driven
purification
drinkable
generation.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
36(27)
Published: April 18, 2024
Abstract
Sorption‐based
atmospheric
water
harvesting
(SAWH)
is
a
promising
technology
to
alleviate
freshwater
scarcity.
Recently,
hygroscopic
salt‐hydrogel
composites
(HSHCs)
have
emerged
as
attractive
candidates
with
their
high
uptake,
versatile
designability,
and
scale‐up
fabrication.
However,
achieving
high‐performance
SAWH
applications
for
HSHCs
has
been
challenging
because
of
sluggish
kinetics,
attributed
limited
mass
transport
properties.
Herein,
universal
network
engineering
hydrogels
using
cryogelation
method
presented,
significantly
improving
the
kinetics
HSHCs.
As
result
entangled
mesh
confinements
formed
during
cryogelation,
stable
macroporous
topology
attained
maintained
within
obtained
entangled‐mesh
(EMHs),
leading
enhanced
properties
compared
conventional
dense
(CDHs).
With
it,
corresponding
EMHs
(HEMHs)
simultaneously
exhibit
faster
moisture
sorption
solar‐driven
desorption.
Consequently,
rapid‐cycling
HEMHs‐based
harvester
delivers
practical
production
2.85
L
kg
sorbents
−1
day
via
continuous
eight
sorption/desorption
cycles,
outperforming
other
state‐of‐the‐art
hydrogel‐based
sorbents.
Significantly,
generalizability
this
strategy
validated
by
extending
it
used
in
Overall,
work
offers
new
approach
efficiently
address
long‐standing
challenges
current
HSHCs,
promoting
them
toward
next‐generation
applications.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53(14), P. 7328 - 7362
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
This
Tutorial
Review
on
atmospheric
water
harvesting
evaluates
sorbents’
essential
mechanisms
and
design
principles,
focusing
chemical
material
system-level
strategies
to
enhance
production
efficiency
address
global
scarcity.
