Recent Progress on Solar‐Driven Interfacial Evaporation for Resource Recovery and Pollutant Removal DOI

Aqiang Chu,

Shenxiang Zhang, Jian Jin

et al.

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

Published: May 15, 2025

Abstract Solar‐driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) has emerged as a transformative technology for clean water generation by localizing solar‐thermal energy conversion at the air‐liquid interface. Beyond production, recent advancements reveal its potential pivotal platform addressing challenges in resource reclamation and environmental sustainability. Drawing inspiration from plant transpiration mechanisms, particularly ion‐selective absorption, long‐distance transport, bioactive enrichment, this review systematically examines bioinspired SDIE architectures that synergistically integrate membrane separation, adsorption, photocatalytic processes. The progress is summarized across three tiers: 1) structural biomimetics replicating natural plants, 2) functional hybridization coupling complementary purification 3) hierarchical integration of multi‐process cascades. highlights material innovation structure design to expand function. Furthermore, implementation frameworks engineering, process optimization, system durability are proposed bridge lab‐scale prototypes with practical applications. future prospects also outlined multifunctional technologies address water‐energy‐resource interdependency, advancing their role sustainable management.

Language: Английский

Active Thermal Field Integration for Marangoni‐Driven Salt Rejection and Water Collection DOI Creative Commons
Can Ge, Shuai Guo, Wei Li

et al.

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

Published: Jan. 28, 2025

Abstract Using solar energy to drive seawater desalination via steam generation (SSG) is a sustainable strategy for clean water supply. The weak efficiency and poor durability due salt deposition severely restrict practical SSG operation. Traditional evaporators are difficult simultaneously guarantee efficient evaporation long‐term rejection increased salinity. Herein, tackle this dilemma, thermal gradient fabric (TGF) evaporator with an auxiliary active field constructed. Different from traditional works where additional resources improved rate exacerbate accumulation, the well integrated external boost ion circulation through moderate Marangoni flow, leading continuous superior utilization under high‐salinity desalination. accelerated (2.42 kg m −2 h −1 ) resistance (30 days of in 10 wt.% brine) achieved optimized construction. An outstanding collection (5.84 observed during outdoor desalination, which proves purification ability. This study provides new insight into construction fields production, believed.

Language: Английский

Citations

10
Biomimetic Design of Breathable 2D Photothermal Fabric with Three‐Layered Structure for Efficient Four‐Plane Evaporation of Seawater DOI
Jinjing Hu, Mohammad‐Mahdi Pazuki, Ruoxin Li

et al.

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

Published: Feb. 25, 2025

Abstract 2D photothermal membranes have demonstrated numerous advantages in solar desalination due to their flexibility, scalability, and low cost. However, practical applications are limited by the restricted evaporation area obstructed vapor channels. A biomimetic design of breathable fabric is reported, which composed two carbon‐nanotube‐hydrogel‐coated polyester (PET) fabrics separated fiber pillars, with upper layer having a hole array as stomatal This shows high solar‐absorption efficiency (96.1%) decreased water‐evaporation enthalpy (1664.6 kJ kg −1 ). The hanging heliotropic evaporator exhibits four‐plane feature achieves rate 2.6 m −2 h under sunlight (1.0 kW ) illumination, better than traditional floated model (single‐plane, 1.6 can be further enhanced 4.2 upon introducing adscititious airflow (2 s Simultaneously, heliotropic‐hanging allows dropping concentrated brine, avoiding solid‐salt‐crystallization.

Language: Английский

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2
Multiscale Heat and Mass Transport Optimization for Solar‐Driven Interfacial Evaporation: Opportunities and Challenges for Industrial Applications DOI
Xisheng Sun, Jie Miao, Haonan Wang

et al.

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

Published: April 8, 2025

Abstract Solar‐driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) offers an energy‐friendly water treatment technique for underdeveloped areas due to its clean energy‐driven, ease of deployment, and off‐grid operation. However, extending SDIE industrial application is still challenged by slow vapor transfer low condensation efficiency. Addressing these bottlenecks requires a comprehensive framework that incorporates the optimization multiscale heat mass transport from evaporators overall systems, enhancing energy conversion efficiency in real‐world. This perspective identifies key factors affecting dynamics within systems. Based on integration functional materials harvesting devices, viable routes achieve rapid transfer, vapor‐liquid phase change, improved condensing chamber, wall, enthalpy cycle architecture are discussed. Next, multiple design guidelines optimizing based different scenarios operating environments provided, further flexibility reliability SDIE. follows blueprint Sustainable Development Goals aims advance implementation global coverage safely drinking water.

Language: Английский

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3D printing a cellular channel sponge for high-efficiency liquid collection and solar evaporation DOI
Zhengyi Mao,

Fengqian Hao,

Yao Yao

et al.

Desalination, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 118725 - 118725

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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0
Fabrication of highly-stable Janus hydrogel evaporator with customized heat-mass-balance via pore engineering and Hofmeister effect DOI
Zhengjie Zhu, Xin Wang,

Shuyang Xing

et al.

Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 163229 - 163229

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Regulate the Na content for structurally stable and high-performance sodium ion batteries DOI
Yanxia Liu,

Ruixin Gao,

Nan Zhang

et al.

Materials Chemistry and Physics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 130971 - 130971

Published: May 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Solar‐Powered Hierarchical Microenvironments with Authigenic Multi‐Field Synergies for Simultaneous Extraction of Freshwater and Cesium DOI Creative Commons

Liuyan Zhu,

Lin Zhu, Ting Shi

et al.

Advanced Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 11, 2025

Abstract The escalating global resource and environmental crisis has intensified the urgent demand for efficiently extracting freshwater critical metals from contaminated water sources, particularly nuclear‐contaminated seawater. Herein, a biomass‐based solar‐powered hierarchical self‐extraction micro‐network (BSSM) is proposed presented, an innovative system that seamlessly integrates solar‐driven generation with highly selective cesium ion (Cs + ) extraction. A bamboo‐derived biochar surface‐loaded cobalt oxide nanoparticles (CoO NPs) prepared utilized to comprehensively validate BSSM's efficacy. Leveraging hierarchically engineered microenvironments authigenic multi‐field synergies, designed BSSM achieves high production rate of 3.3 kg m −2 day −1 impressive Cs extraction capacity 34.58 mg g . In conclusion, this study establishes transformative paradigm recovery, providing scalable eco‐friendly panacea address pressing issues, including scarcity, nuclear pollution, security.

Language: Английский

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Recent Progress on Solar‐Driven Interfacial Evaporation for Resource Recovery and Pollutant Removal DOI

Aqiang Chu,

Shenxiang Zhang, Jian Jin

et al.

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

Published: May 15, 2025

Abstract Solar‐driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) has emerged as a transformative technology for clean water generation by localizing solar‐thermal energy conversion at the air‐liquid interface. Beyond production, recent advancements reveal its potential pivotal platform addressing challenges in resource reclamation and environmental sustainability. Drawing inspiration from plant transpiration mechanisms, particularly ion‐selective absorption, long‐distance transport, bioactive enrichment, this review systematically examines bioinspired SDIE architectures that synergistically integrate membrane separation, adsorption, photocatalytic processes. The progress is summarized across three tiers: 1) structural biomimetics replicating natural plants, 2) functional hybridization coupling complementary purification 3) hierarchical integration of multi‐process cascades. highlights material innovation structure design to expand function. Furthermore, implementation frameworks engineering, process optimization, system durability are proposed bridge lab‐scale prototypes with practical applications. future prospects also outlined multifunctional technologies address water‐energy‐resource interdependency, advancing their role sustainable management.

Language: Английский

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