Journal of Materials Chemistry A,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
In
this
study,
a
biomass
chitosan
aerogel
adsorbent
(LCSC-MC)
was
developed
to
provide
new
idea
for
the
simple
preparation
of
low-cost
atmospheric
water
harvesting
and
air
dehumidification
materials
with
rapid
moisture
absorption.
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.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 16, 2025
Abstract
Atmospheric
water
harvesting
(AWH)
provides
a
promising
pathway
to
alleviate
global
stress.
However,
in
arid
areas,
how
solve
the
local
drought
problem
while
making
full
use
of
other
wasted
energy
and
improving
resource
utilization
efficiency
is
still
challenge.
Here,
salt‐based
biodegradable
photothermal
aerogels
with
vertical
channels
are
constructed
efficiently
utilize
waste
heat
from
photovoltaic
(PV)
panels
for
tandem
atmospheric
passive
cooling.
Specially,
hydrogen
bonding
interactions
ionic
cross‐linking
aerogel
porous
skeleton
together
ensure
material's
stability.
This
has
high‐water
adsorption
capacity
(1.4–5.7
g·g
−1
at
30–90%
relative
humidity
(RH)),
solar‐powered
production
up
1.80
·day
.
After
integrating
PV
panels,
collection
evaporation
processes
result
fresh‐water
0.033
kg·m
−2
·h
,
panel
power
generation
increases
by
2.9%.
work
demonstrates
great
potential
AWH
technique
combined
cooling
fully
low‐grade
energy,
promoting
development
advanced
energy‐water
cogeneration.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 7, 2024
Sorption-based
atmospheric
water
harvesting
(SAWH)
shows
great
promise
to
mitigate
the
worldwide
scarcity,
especially
in
arid
regions.
Salt-based
composite
materials
are
extensively
used
sorbents
for
SAWH,
however,
they
suffer
from
complex
preparation
avoid
salt
leakage.
Furthermore,
significant
amount
of
heat
produced
during
process
is
often
neglected
and
wasted.
Herein,
an
integrated
strategy
developed
synthesis
salt-based
stable
super
moisture-sorbent
sponge
by
using
chelation
LiCl
dopamine
(DA),
simultaneous
polymerization
DA
on
melamine
(PMS).
The
as-prepared
LiCl/PMS/CNTs
showed
high
uptake,
reaching
1.26
1.81
g