Advanced Sustainable Systems,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
8(6)
Published: March 3, 2024
Abstract
Solar
vapor
evaporation
have
emerged
as
a
promising
green
technology
to
harvest
fresh
water.
Achieving
high
rates
while
employing
accessible
and
renewable
materials
is
key
focus
in
this
field.
Here,
3D
cylindrical‐shaped
solar
evaporator
composed
of
natural
cellulose
fabricated
through
ice‐templating
freezing
combined
with
crosslinking
gelation.
It
demonstrates
an
rate
4.2
kg
m
−2
h
−1
under
1
sun
irradiation,
reaches
energy
efficiency
173%,
surpassing
most
reported
cellulose/wood‐based
evaporators.
This
enhanced
performance
facilitated
by
absorbing
from
surrounding,
possessing
connected
pores,
reducing
the
enthalpy.
Moreover,
systematic
exploration
correlation
between
pore
size
reveals
that
reduced
(several
micrometers)
does
not
necessarily
result
higher
rate,
despite
improving
fluid
transportation.
The
interaction
water
induces
formation
intermediate
reduces
enthalpy
more
than
35%.
Thus,
final
determined
synergistic
effect
involving
transport,
hydrophilicity,
vaporization
Giving
achieved,
cellulose‐based
presents
candidate
toward
high‐throughput,
eco‐friendly
steam
generation
devices,
aligning
well
criteria
sustainable
development.
Deleted Journal,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
2, P. e9120062 - e9120062
Published: March 8, 2023
Interfacial
solar
evaporation
(ISE)
is
a
promising
technology
to
relieve
worldwide
freshwater
shortages
owing
its
high
energy
conversion
efficiency
and
environmentally
sustainable
potential.
So
far,
many
innovative
materials
evaporators
have
been
proposed
applied
in
ISE
enable
highly
controllable
efficient
solar-to-thermal
conversion.
With
rational
design,
can
achieve
excellent
management
for
lowering
loss,
harvesting
extra
energy,
efficiently
utilizing
the
system
improve
production.
Beyond
that,
strategy
of
reducing
water
vaporization
enthalpy
by
introducing
molecular
engineering
water-state
regulation
has
also
demonstrated
as
an
effective
approach
boost
ISE.
Based
on
these,
this
article
discusses
nexus
two-dimensional
(2D)
three-dimensional
(3D)
separately
reviews
strategies
design
fabrication
systems.
The
summarized
work
offers
significant
perspectives
guiding
future
systems
with
management,
which
pave
pathways
practical
applications.
Energy & Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(6), P. 2088 - 2099
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
This
perspective
highlights
the
challenges
and
opportunities
in
interfacial
evaporation,
heat
water
management,
materials
synthesis,
device
development
for
solar
steam
generation.
Journal of Materials Chemistry A,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11(10), P. 5296 - 5308
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
For
the
first-time,
recycled
RW
waste
is
decorated
with
a
ZIF-67,
MXene
and
reduced
graphene
oxide
as
photothermal
evaporator.
Solar-thermal
conversion
efficiency
of
153.7%
was
achieved
under
1
sun
illumination.
Small,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
19(48)
Published: July 28, 2023
Porous-structured
evaporators
have
been
fabricated
for
achieving
a
high
clean
water
throughput
due
to
their
maximized
surface
area.
However,
most
of
the
evaporation
surfaces
in
porous
structure
are
not
active
because
trapped
vapor
pores.
Herein,
three-dimensional
(3D)
cylindrical
aerogel-based
photothermal
evaporator
with
disordered
interconnected
hierarchical
is
developed
via
Pickering
emulsion-involved
polymerization
method.
The
obtained
cotton
cellulose/aramid
nanofibers/polypyrrole
(CAP)
achieved
all-cold
under
1.0
sun
irradiation,
which
only
completely
eliminated
energy
loss
radiation,
convection,
and
conduction,
but
also
harvested
massive
extra
from
surrounding
environment
bulk
water,
thus
significantly
increasing
total
input
generation
deliver
an
extremely
rate
5.368
kg
m-2
h-1
.
In
addition,
external
convective
flow,
solar
steam
over
can
be
dramatically
enhanced
fast
diffusion
out
its
unique
opened
structure,
realizing
ultrahigh
18.539
4.0
m
s-1
Moreover,
this
continuously
operate
concentrated
salt
solution
(20
wt.%
NaCl).
This
work
advances
rational
design
construction
promote
application
technology
freshwater
production.
Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(22)
Published: March 19, 2024
Abstract
The
interfacial
solar
vapor
generation
(ISVG)
process
is
an
environmentally
friendly
approach
that
utilizes
to
produce
steam,
which
can
solve
the
water
shortage.
Despite
many
previous
research
studies,
claims
beyond
theoretical
limit
have
risen
due
limitations
in
efficiency
of
converting
and
rate
evaporation,
are
still
being
debated.
Energy
losses
remain
even
under
ideal
conditions,
means
system
will
never
be
≥100%.
This
review
primarily
analyzes
values
evaporation
energy
ISVG
process.
Utilizing
a
formula
for
distribution,
factors
contributing
current
exceedance
conversion
scrutinized.
By
examining
various
strategies,
such
as
reduction
vaporization
enthalpy
photothermal
materials
utilization
environmental
these
studies
seek
enhance
efficiencies,
but
they
ignore
problem
evaporation.
Therefore,
this
emphasizes
misconceptions
about
efficiencies
limits
aims
guide
researchers
provide
plausible
explanations
breakthroughs
specific
alongside
established
reference
conditions.
Ultimately,
study
lays
solid
foundation
practical
purification.
Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(26)
Published: May 5, 2024
Abstract
Recent
advances
in
solar‐driven
interfacial
evaporation
(SDIE)
have
led
to
high
rates
that
open
promising
avenues
for
practical
utilization
freshwater
production
and
industrial
application
pollutant
nutrient
concentration,
resource
recovery.
Breakthroughs
overcoming
the
theoretical
limitation
of
2D
allowed
developing
systems
with
rates.
This
study
presents
a
comprehensive
review
various
evaporator
designs
achieved
pure
beyond
4
kg
m
−2
h
−1
,
including
structural
material
allowing
rapid
evaporation,
passive
3D
designs,
coupled
alternative
energy
sources
wind
joule
heating.
The
operational
mechanisms
each
design
are
outlined
together
discussion
on
current
benefits
areas
improvement.
overarching
challenges
encountered
by
SDIE
concerning
feasibility
direct
integration
into
contemporary
settings
assessed,
issues
relating
sustaining
elevated
under
diverse
environmental
conditions
addressed.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
33(51)
Published: Aug. 27, 2023
Abstract
Global
energy
and
environmental
problems
are
becoming
increasingly
prominent,
the
shortage
of
freshwater
resources
has
been
plaguing
many
countries
regions
in
world.
Solar
steam
generation
(SSG)
emerged
as
a
green,
low‐cost
efficient
strategy
for
production,
which
attracted
enormous
attention
recent
years.
Furthermore,
various
photothermal
materials
structural
designs
preparation
SSG
systems
have
widely
reported.
Among
them,
metal‐based
abundant,
exploration
on
is
one
important
research
directions.
In
this
review,
basic
concepts
design
objectives
current
first
introduced,
well
advances
development
materials,
including
mechanisms,
methods.
The
evaluation
criteria
system
further
described.
Then
summarized
terms
design,
functional
modules
(light
absorption,
thermal
management,
water
transport,
salt
rejection,
etc.),
potential
applications
(wastewater
treatment,
sterilization
other
fields).
Finally,
main
challenges
future
prospects
practical
emphasized.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(30), P. 36999 - 37010
Published: July 25, 2023
As
a
sustainable,
clean,
and
friendly
technology
with
minimal
carbon
footprint
when
treating
seawater
or
wastewater,
interfacial
solar
vapor
generation
(ISVG)
is
great
alternative
to
traditional
desalination
water
purification
methods
(e.g.,
reverse
osmosis
ultrafiltration).
So
far,
it
presents
tremendous
potential
for
applications
in
realizing
of
brine,
wastewater
treatment,
so
forth.
However,
the
precipitated
salt
particles
during
conventional
ISVG
inevitably
block
evaporator
surface,
resulting
degradation
photothermal
conversion
decrease
evaporation
rate.
Herein,
multi-functional
non-contact
Janus
hollow
based
on
copper
foam
was
prepared,
which
assembled
by
hydrophobic
light-to-heat
layer
hydrophilic
as
two
separate
parts.
Accordingly,
system
does
not
interface,
increasing
stability
capture
reusability
evaporator.
Notably,
structure
has
local
heating
effect,
endowing
high
rate
2.249
kg
m–2
h–1.
The
capable
stable
operation
10
h
under
1
sun
illumination
even
evaporating
concentrated
brine
(15
wt
%).
Moreover,
one
irradiation
reached
2.284
h–1
solar-to-vapor
efficiency
96.6%.
Not
only
that,
able
successfully
purify
containing
dyes
heavy
metal
ions.
will
provide
inspiration
upcoming
research
production
safety
water.
