Cell Reports Physical Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
5(2), P. 101794 - 101794
Published: Feb. 1, 2024
Solar-driven
water
evaporation
(SDWE)
has
unique
advantages,
such
as
no
additional
energy
consumption
and
low
cost,
is
a
promising
technology
for
obtaining
fresh
from
seawater
wastewater.
Much
research
devoted
to
gaining
high
rate
ignoring
the
final
yield.
Many
innovative
devices
collection
strategies
aiming
gain
yield
have
been
reported;
however,
an
in-depth
discussion
of
SDWE
still
missing.
In
this
review,
we
summarize
some
typical
systems,
which
are
categorized
condensation
design,
steam
directional
migration,
recovered
latent
heat.
The
advantages
improvements
these
specifically
discussed.
Finally,
challenges
technical
requirements
future
systems
briefly
summarized,
hoping
provide
thoughts
tips
scholars
who
new
field
avoid
in
favor
rate.
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
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
52(21), P. 7389 - 7460
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
This
review
provides
a
comprehensive
overview
of
photothermal
regulation
strategies
from
fundamentals,
criteria,
and
advanced
materials
to
emerging
applications.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
36(18)
Published: Jan. 26, 2024
Abstract
Maintaining
a
match
between
input
solar
energy
and
required
by
water
supply
management
is
key
to
achieving
efficient
interfacial
solar‐driven
evaporation
(ISDE).
In
practice,
the
radiation
flux
constantly
changing
throughout
day,
so
keeping
dynamic
water‐energy‐balance
of
ISDE
big
challenge.
Herein,
photothermal
diode
(WD)
evaporator
concept
proposed
an
integrated
hydrophilic/hydrophobic
Janus
absorber
overcome
issue.
Due
unique
unidirectional
transport
properties
induced
asymmetric
wettability,
self‐adaptive
balance
uptake
established,
thus
realizing
matching
utilization
maximization.
The
experimental
simulation
results
exhibit
that
with
increase
sunlight
intensity,
speed
significantly
accelerated
due
self‐regulation
on
replenishment.
Therefore,
excellent
rate
up
2.14
kg
m
–2
h
–1
high
efficiency
93.7%
under
1
sun
illumination
achieved.
This
engineering
wettability
provides
novel
strategy
extends
path
for
designing
systems
diverse
properties,
which
shows
great
potential
in
different
environmental
conditions.
Nano Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
24(5), P. 1753 - 1760
Published: Jan. 29, 2024
Polymer
based
low
evaporation
enthalpy
materials
have
become
a
universal
selection
for
improving
the
efficiency
of
solar
steam
generation.
Although
water
cluster
and
intermediate
mechanisms
been
proposed
to
explain
enthalpy,
production
process
microstructure
activated
are
still
unclear.
Here,
crystal
plane
engineering
is
used
investigate
state
activation
mechanism.
The
unique
open-closed
coordination
structure
on
optimized
surface
promotes
generation
firm
clusters
by
optimizing
state.
Under
similar
energy
absorption
all
materials,
increased
rate
evaporator
31.2%
94.8%.
Exploring
micro-evaporation
expected
stimulate
development
next
materials.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
34(40)
Published: April 16, 2024
Abstract
Convenient
and
green
hydroelectricity
generation
(HG)
systems
are
widely
studied
to
cope
with
the
energy
crisis.
Electricity
can
be
generated
through
streaming
potential
merely
water
droplets.
Nevertheless,
operational
requirement
of
persistent
supply
restricts
durability
practicality
HG.
Solar‐driven
steam
continuous
sufficient
flow
has
become
a
promising
integration
way
enhance
HG
sustainability.
However,
most
evaporation‐accelerated
generators
threatened
by
excessive
wetting
decay
ionic
erosion
damage,
which
significantly
impair
charge
accumulation
durability.
To
address
this
issue,
carbon
black/polypyrrole
decorated
Tencel
framework
(CPF)
tunable
is
fabricated
twisting
braiding
technology.
The
modified
rate,
height,
content
ensure
rapid
ion
migration,
appropriate
boundary,
brine
circulation,
respectively.
aqueous
strength
optimized
desalination‐integrated
Hence,
CPF
evaporator
shows
an
efficient,
self‐operating,
sustainable
output
0.73
V,
0.6
µA,
2.38
kg
m
−2
h
−1
in
3.5
wt.%
under
1
sun
radiation
without
salt
deposition.
scalable,
prolonged,
adaptable
outdoor
operation
throughout
daytime
ensures
clean
production
electricity
freshwater.
