Small,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
20(32)
Published: March 20, 2024
Abstract
Solar
interfacial
evaporation
technology
has
the
advantages
of
environmentally
conscious
and
sustainable
benefits.
Recent
research
on
light
absorption,
water
transportation,
thermal
management
improved
performance
solar
evaporators.
However,
many
studies
photothermal
materials
structures
only
aim
to
improve
performance,
neglecting
explanations
for
heat
mass
transfer
coupling
or
providing
evidence
enhancement.
Numerical
simulation
can
simulate
diffusion
paths
processes
understand
mechanism,
thereby
better
achieving
design
efficient
Therefore,
this
review
summarizes
latest
exciting
findings
tremendous
advances
in
numerical
evaporation.
First,
it
presents
a
macroscopic
summary
application
temperature
distribution,
salt
concentration
vapor
flux
distribution
during
Second,
utilization
microscopic
is
summed
up,
specifically
focusing
movement
molecules
mechanisms
responses
Finally,
all
methods
have
goal
validating
physical
It
hoped
that
use
provide
theoretical
guidance
technical
support
solar‐driven
technology.
Small,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: June 10, 2024
Hydrogel
as
a
solar
evaporator
shows
great
potential
in
freshwater
production.
However,
hydrogels
often
lead
to
an
imbalance
between
energy
input
and
water
supply
management
due
their
excessively
high
saturated
content.
Thus,
achieving
stable
water-energy-balance
hydrogel
evaporators
remains
challenging.
Here,
by
tortuosity
engineering
designed
transport
channels,
seamless
high-tortuosity/low-tortuosity/high-tortuosity
structured
(SHLH
structure
hydrogel)
is
developed,
which
enables
the
with
customized
rate,
leading
controlled
at
interface.
An
excellent
equilibrium
photothermal
conversion
established,
maximum
utilization
of
realized,
thereby
evaporation
rate
3.64
kg
m
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 Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 2, 2025
Abstract
Interfacial
solar
evaporation
offers
a
green
and
sustainable
solution
to
solve
clean
water
shortages
via
solar‐driven
desalination.
However,
salt
crystallization
accumulation
on
evaporators
have
become
the
primary
hindrances
long‐term
practical
application
of
interfacial
technology.
To
tackle
this
challenge,
photothermal
evaporator
with
novel
parallel
two‐water
paths
strategy
is
developed
in
study.
Unlike
conventional
one‐way
path,
which
generally
leads
at
supply
end
surfaces,
thereby
limiting
lifespan
compromising
performance,
here,
second
ion
diffusion
distribution
within
reconfigured
optimized.
No
occurs
either
surfaces
or
paths,
eliminating
impact
performance
enabling
convenient
collection.
A
high
stable
rate
3.09–3.26
kg
m
−2
h
−1
recorded
over
84
continuous
NaCl
(3.5
wt.%)
without
evaporator,
making
it
an
ideal
for
zero
liquid
discharge
evaporation.
Nano-Micro Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(1)
Published: Jan. 6, 2025
Abstract
Solar-driven
interfacial
evaporation
is
one
of
the
most
attractive
approaches
to
addressing
global
freshwater
shortage.
However,
achieving
an
integrated
high
rate,
salt
harvesting,
and
multifunctionality
in
evaporator
still
a
crucial
challenge.
Here,
novel
composite
membrane
with
biomimetic
micro-nanostructured
superhydrophobic
surface
designed
via
ultrafast
laser
etching
technology.
Attractively,
double‐transition‐metal
(V
1/2
Mo
)
2
CT
x
MXene
nanomaterials
as
photothermal
layer,
exhibiting
enhanced
conversion
performance
due
elevated
joint
densities
states,
which
enables
populations
photoexcited
carrier
relaxation
heat
release,
provides
new
insight
into
mechanism
for
multiple
principal
element
MXene.
Hence,
MXene-200
can
achieve
rate
2.23
kg
m
−2
h
−1
under
sun,
owing
“light
trap”
effect,
conversion,
high-throughput
water
transfer.
Synergetically,
induce
directed
precipitation
at
edge,
thus
enabling
harvesting
recycling
zero-emission
brine
water.
Moreover,
endowed
excellent
anti‐/de‐icing,
anti-fouling,
antibacterial,
overcoming
disadvantage
that
versatility
difficult
be
compatible.
Therefore,
promising
strategy
hold
great
potential
practical
application
solar
evaporation.
