Advanced Materials,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
36(5)
Опубликована: Сен. 5, 2023
Abstract
Continuously
increasing
demand
for
the
life‐critical
water
resource
induces
severe
global
shortages.
It
is
imperative
to
advance
effective,
economic,
and
environmentally
sustainable
strategies
augment
clean
supply.
The
present
work
reviews
recent
reports
on
interfacial
engineering
devices
design
of
solar
vapor
generation
(SVG)
system
boosting
viability
drinkable
harvesting.
Particular
emphasis
placed
basic
principles
associated
with
evaporators
capable
efficient
solar‐to‐thermal
conversion
resulting
freshwater
via
eliminating
pollutants
from
quality‐impaired
sources.
critical
configurations
manufacturing
fast
condensation
then
highlighted
harvest
potable
liquid
water.
Fundamental
practical
challenges,
along
prospects
targeted
materials
architecture
modifications
SVG
are
also
outlined,
aiming
provide
future
directions
inspiring
research
efforts
in
this
emerging
exciting
field.
Abstract
The
shortage
of
fresh
water
in
the
world
has
brought
upon
a
serious
crisis
to
human
health
and
economic
development.
Solar‐driven
interfacial
photothermal
conversion
evaporation
including
evaporating
seawater,
lake
water,
or
river
been
recognized
as
an
environmentally
friendly
process
for
obtaining
clean
low‐cost
way.
However,
transport
is
restricted
by
itself
solar
energy
absorption
capacity's
limits,
especially
finite
rates
insufficient
working
life.
Therefore,
it
important
seek
materials
that
can
efficiently
absorb
reasonably
design
solar‐driven
devices.
This
paper
reviews
research
progress
carbon‐based
mechanism
evaporation,
well
summary
development
Based
on
achievements
devices
fields
seawater
desalination
electric
generation
recent
years,
challenges
opportunities
faced
are
discussed.
prospect
practical
application
technology
foreseen,
theoretical
guidance
provided
further
this
technology.
Advanced Materials,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
35(5)
Опубликована: Ноя. 11, 2022
Solar-driven
water
evaporation
technology
holds
great
potential
for
mitigating
the
global
scarcity
due
to
its
high
energy
conversion
efficiency.
Lowering
vaporization
enthalpy
of
is
key
boost
performance
solar-driven
desalination.
Herein,
a
highly
hydratable
hydrogel
(PMH)
network,
consisting
modified
needle
coke
as
photothermal
material
and
polyvinyl
alcohol
(PVA)
matrix,
crafted
via
simple
physical
cross-linking
method.
When
capitalizing
on
PMH
evaporator
3.5
wt%
NaCl
solution,
rate
3.18
kg
m-2
h-1
under
one
sun
illumination
deliver
ed,
unexpectedly
outperforming
that
in
pure
(2.53
).
More
importantly,
shows
robust
desalination
durability,
thus
enabling
self-cleaning
system.
Further
investigations
reveal
outstanding
brine
roots
hydrability
tuned
by
chaotropic
Cl-
,
wherein
can
mediate
hydration
chemistry
PVA
suppress
related
crystallinity,
contributing
increased
content
intermediate
lowered
brine.
This
work
first
scrutinizes
Hofmeister
effect
behavior
provides
insights
high-efficiency
interfacial
Advanced Materials,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
35(47)
Опубликована: Июль 3, 2023
Abstract
Solar‐powered
vapor
evaporation
(SVG),
based
on
the
liquid‐gas
phase
conversion
concept
using
solar
energy,
has
been
given
close
attention
as
a
promising
technology
to
address
global
water
shortage.
At
molecular
level,
molecules
escaping
from
liquid
should
overcome
attraction
of
surface
layer
evaporate.
For
this
reason,
it
is
better
reduce
energy
required
for
by
breaking
smaller
number
hydrogen
bonds
or
forming
weak
ensure
efficient
and
convenient
production.
Many
novel
evaporator
materials
effective
activation
strategies
have
proposed
stimulate
rapid
steam
production
surpass
theoretical
thermal
limit.
However,
an
in‐depth
understanding
phase/enthalpy
change
process
unclear.
In
review,
summary
analyses
vaporization
enthalpy,
general
calculations,
characterization
methods
provided.
Various
mechanisms
are
also
outlined
enthalpy
in
evaporators.
Moreover,
unsolved
issues
associated
with
critically
discussed
provide
direction
future
research.
Meanwhile,
significant
pioneering
developments
made
SVG
highlighted,
hoping
relatively
entire
chain
more
scholars
who
just
stepping
into
field.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
33(24)
Опубликована: Март 14, 2023
Abstract
Improving
interfacial
solar
evaporation
performance
is
crucial
for
the
practical
application
of
this
technology
in
solar‐driven
seawater
desalination.
Lowering
enthalpy
one
most
promising
and
effective
strategies
to
significantly
improve
rate.
In
study,
a
new
pathway
lower
vaporization
by
introducing
heterogeneous
interactions
between
hydrophilic
hybrid
materials
water
molecules
developed.
2D
MoN
1.2
nanosheets
are
synthesized
integrated
with
rGO
form
stacked
‐rGO
heterostructures
massive
junction
interfaces
evaporation.
Molecular
dynamics
simulation
confirms
that
atomic
thick
simultaneously
interact
molecules,
while
remarkably
different.
These
cause
an
imbalanced
state,
which
easily
breaks
hydrogen
bonds
leading
dramatically
lowered
improved
rate
(2.6
kg
m
−2
h
−1
).
This
study
provides
strategy
designing
2D‐2D
regulate
evaporate
clean
production.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
52(21), С. 7389 - 7460
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023
This
review
provides
a
comprehensive
overview
of
photothermal
regulation
strategies
from
fundamentals,
criteria,
and
advanced
materials
to
emerging
applications.
Chemistry of Materials,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
35(7), С. 2661 - 2682
Опубликована: Март 24, 2023
The
insolubility
in
solvents
and
poor
processability
of
powder
covalent
organic
frameworks
(COFs)
considerably
impede
their
practical
application.
To
address
these
issues
bridge
the
gap
between
COFs
application,
construction
monolithic
has
emerged
as
a
feasible
effective
solution.
Monolithic
(i.e.,
macroscopic
three-dimensional
architectures)
with
hierarchical
structures
have
attracted
tremendous
interest
for
environmental
remediation
exhibited
good
contaminant
removal
performances
owing
to
wide
distribution
pore
sizes
ranging
from
micropores
macropores,
large
specific
surface
area,
tailored
chemical
components,
excellent
stability.
can
be
either
pure
self-supporting
or
composites
other
materials.
resulting
COF-based
monoliths
inherit
merits
parent
(such
tunable
size,
structure,
super
chemical/thermal
stability)
intriguing
features
materials,
such
high
porosity,
easy
handling,
endowing
them
fast
mass
transfer
adsorption
capacity.
This
review
provides
comprehensive
summary
recent
advances
synthesis
COF
Additionally,
progress
application
is
summarized,
including
metal-ion
removal,
organic-pollutant
capture,
oil–water
separation.
Furthermore,
this
discusses
current
challenges
future
perspectives.
We
sincerely
hope
that
it
will
contribute
further
development
materials
fields,
especially
remediation.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
32(41)
Опубликована: Авг. 21, 2022
Abstract
Solar‐driven
evaporation
is
a
promising
strategy
to
relieve
fresh
water
stress
in
the
world.
For
an
evaporator,
it
necessary
be
equiped
with
novel
photothermal
conversion
materials
and
regulate
heat
energy
loss
solar‐driven
generation
process
for
efficiency.
Herein,
eutectic
gallium‐indium
(EGaIn)/polyaniline
(PANI)
complex
(EP)
cellulose
nanocrystals
(CNCs)
are
explored
as
light
absorber
broadband
absorbing
dispersant
particles
uniformity.
Based
on
Bénard–Marangoni
effect,
dual‐network
poly(vinyl
alcohol)/poly(acrylamide)
(PM)
hydrogel
evaporator
water/ethylene
glycol
solvent
transfer.
Specifically,
CNCs
EP
incorporated,
endowed
excellent
mechanical
properties,
performance,
electrical
characteristics.
Surface
temperature
of
can
reach
≈38.7
°C
under
1
sun
illumination
h.
combination
absorption
its
rate
higher
than
1.50
kg
m
–2
h
–1
.
The
engineered
synergy
also
gives
hydrogels
multiple
sensory
capabilities,
skin‐like
function,
power
generation.
This
work
demonstrates
EGaIn‐based
new
approach
transfer
highly
evaporation,
focus
integration
multifunctional
solar
systems.