Hydrogel Solar Evaporator with a Sodium Sulfonate Electrolyte Backbone Enabling Continuous High-Salinity Desalination and Energy Generation DOI

Xinyu Jing,

Fangfei Liu,

Yancai Li

et al.

Nano Energy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 111182 - 111182

Published: May 1, 2025

Language: Английский

Advancing Efficiency in Solar-Driven Interfacial Evaporation: Strategies and Applications DOI
Lanlan Hou, Shuai Li,

Yingqun Qi

et al.

ACS Nano, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 8, 2025

Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) has emerged as a promising technology for addressing global water scarcity by utilizing solar-thermal conversion and at the air/material/water interface. The exceptional performance of these systems attracted significant interest; it is imperative to establish rigorous scientific standards evaluating effectiveness, optimizing system design, ensuring efficient practical applications. In this Review, we propose consensus criteria accurately assessing guiding future advancements. We then explore fundamental mechanisms driving synergy, emphasizing how material compositions, microscopic hierarchical structures, macroscopic three-dimensional spatial architecture designs enhance solar absorption photothermal conversion; balance heat confinement with pathway optimization; manage salt resistance; regulate enthalpy during vaporization. These matched coordination strategies are crucial maximizing target SDIE efficiency. Additionally, investigate applications technologies, focusing on cutting-edge progress versatile purification, combined atmospheric harvesting, collection, electric generation, deicing. Finally, highlight challenges exciting opportunities advancing research, efforts integrate principles, system-level collaboration, application-driven approaches boost sustainable highly energy technologies. By linking evaluation optimization influencing factors, offer comprehensive overview field outlook that promotes clean production synergistic

Language: Английский

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4

Sustainable solar-powered seawater desalination enabled by phosphorene-decorated watermelon-like phase-change microcapsules DOI
Xin Zhang, Shanshan Yang, Huanzhi Zhang

et al.

Desalination, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 594, P. 118283 - 118283

Published: Nov. 6, 2024

Language: Английский

Citations

10

Effect of different MXene structures on solar interfacial evaporation DOI

Kexin Sun,

Guanghuan Li,

Qiuchan Zhong

et al.

Sustainable materials and technologies, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. e01280 - e01280

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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1

Efficient “Core–Shell” Carbon‐Based Solar Evaporator with Honeycomb Structure for Large‐Scale Solar‐Driven Water Purification and Energy Harvesting DOI Open Access
Shuo Qi, Tao Jia, Yingyuan Zhang

et al.

Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 23, 2025

Abstract Solar‐driven interfacial water evaporation holds a broad application prospect in the domain of seawater desalination. However, traditional desalination technology is facing challenge large‐scale preparation and desalting performance. Herein, based on easy processing low cost advantages carbon‐based solar‐thermal materials, study proposes novel strategy to use surfactant Pluronic F127 encapsulate carbon black form size‐stable “core–shell” nanomicelle. Then, evaporator cross‐linked by nanomicelle polyvinyl alcohol constructed with surface patterned design inspired honeycomb structures, which proved that has excellent salt resistance Marangoni effect. Furthermore, it can be used generate electricity realize integration outdoor evaporating generation. The solar reach an rate 2.19 kg m −2 h −1 under one sunlight irradiation. area patterning 132 cm 2 (22 × 6 cm) output voltage natural light up 561 mV. Significantly, maintain persistent without accumulation during for 10 days. This work provides valuable perspective industrialization high‐performance evaporators.

Language: Английский

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An Extremely Salt‐Resistant Hydrogel‐Based Solar Evaporator for Stable Saturated Brine Desalination DOI Open Access
Jingjing Jin, Chengbing Wang, Dan Wei

et al.

Small, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 3, 2025

Abstract Hydrogel‐based solar evaporators are widely concerned because of their excellent evaporation performance due to the “water activation” effect by reducing enthalpy. However, current challenge is trade‐off between a high rate and salt tolerance. Here, 3D chitosan‐based hydrogel evaporator with directional vertical channel structure using one‐pot in situ strategy freezing method, innovatively designed. Owing its structure, ions can quickly return, while steam overflow without obstruction, allowing achieve exceptional resistance, simultaneously. Consequently, an extremely salt‐resistant system achieved, even saturated brine (salinity 26.47 wt.%), no crystals accumulating after continuous over 8 h 2.83 kg m −2 −1 under one sun illumination. This best reported hydrogel‐based system. With record‐high this work improves practicality for high‐salinity desalination.

Language: Английский

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Progress in MXene-based photothermal materials for solar-driven water evaporation and desalination DOI
Cuilian Wen, Xiong Li,

Siqing Yan

et al.

Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 161873 - 161873

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

Citations

1

Tough, antimicrobial, recyclable hydrogel with tree-trunk-inspired core‐sheath structure for efficient all-day desalination DOI
Ning Ding, Bo Liang,

wenwei Dong

et al.

Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 156400 - 156400

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

Citations

9

Moisture Harvesting by the Structure Regulation of Hygroscopic Hydrogel for Energy and Water Sustainability DOI Creative Commons
Yujie Du,

Yongliang Zheng,

Hong Liu

et al.

Advanced Electronic Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 9, 2025

Abstract Water and energy are the cornerstones of human development, with more than half world's population facing water scarcity issues. Atmospheric moisture is widely distributed around globe, rational utilization can create tremendous value. Here, sources hygroscopic materials, methods manufacturing hydrogels, properties these potential applications concluded. To make hydrogels high hydrophilicity, ultrasonic oscillation, freeze drying, spin coating be used as synthesis strategies. The main focus on characteristic parameters uptake, dehydration temperature, conductivity, mechanical stability, swelling behaviors, heat transfer coefficient. These unique features will affect performances assembles, devices, instruments. Subsequently, summarized, such harvesting splitting fuel production, dehumidification, thermal management in electronic solar evaporation, electricity production. Finally, future directions issues interest proposed to promote diverse development relational systems.

Language: Английский

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Gel-based evaporators for solar desalination of high concentration brines DOI

Zihui Wang,

Xinjuan Liu, Yuquan Li

et al.

Desalination, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 118843 - 118843

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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1

Porous and Conductive Fiber Woven Textile for Multi‐Functional Protection, Personal Warmth, and Intelligent Motion/Temperature Perception DOI
Jialong Chai, Guilong Wang,

Guizhen Wang

et al.

Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 16, 2024

Abstract Industrialization and human activities have introduced numerous hazards, including exposure to harsh chemicals, radiation, static electricity, fire risks, particularly in high‐risk sectors such as engineering, rescue operations, military, aerospace. This study presents a multi‐functional protective textile developed from conductive fiber composed of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) carbon nanotubes (CNT), crucial for ensuring personal safety. The demonstrates remarkable strength (17.3 MPa), high porosity (76%), significant electrical conductivity (185 S m −1 ), coupled with excellent fineness flexibility due its dual‐nanofibrous structure. resulting exhibits exceptional hydrophobicity, chemical resistance, electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness (29 dB the X‐band), alongside superior UV factor (>3000) anti‐static properties. Notably, it possesses outstanding electro/photo thermal conversion capabilities, enabling consistent heat generation warmth. Additionally, responds electrically deformation temperature changes, facilitating intelligent applications motion monitoring alerts. work offers novel strategy fabricating PTFE‐based composite fibers porous microstructures conductivity, setting new standard next‐generation clothing advanced functionalities.

Language: Английский

Citations

6