A High-Performance Self-Regenerating Solar Evaporator for Continuous Water Desalination.
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.201900498
Abstract: Emerging solar desalination by interfacial evaporation shows great potential in response to global water scarcity because of its high solar-to-vapor efficiency, low environmental impact, and off-grid capability. However, solute accumulation at the heating interface has… read more here.
Keywords: solar evaporator; evaporator; salt; regenerating solar ... See more keywords
Interfacial solar evaporator for clean water production and beyond: From design to application
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117317
Abstract: Abstract In recent years, interfacial solar evaporation technology has shown great prospects in many applications such as seawater desalination, wastewater treatment, sterilization, and other fields. The efficiency of interfacial solar evaporators (ISEs) has approached 100%, benefitting… read more here.
Keywords: water production; evaporator clean; interfacial solar; solar evaporator ... See more keywords
Scalable, self-cleaning and self-floating bi-layered bacterial cellulose biofoam for efficient solar evaporator with photocatalytic purification
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DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2020.114899
Abstract: Abstract With the aggravation of water resource shortage, solar-driven interface seawater desalination is considered to be one of the most promising ways to solve the water crisis. However, there still exist enormous difficulties in preparing… read more here.
Keywords: solar evaporator; self cleaning; self floating; biofoam ... See more keywords
A Light-Permeable Solar Evaporator with Three-Dimensional Photocatalytic Sites to Boost Volatile-Organic-Compound Rejection for Water Purification.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c01874
Abstract: Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SIE) is emerging as an energy-efficient technology to alleviate the global water shortages. However, there is a fatal disadvantage in using SIE, that is, the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) widely present in… read more here.
Keywords: water; light permeable; permeable solar; photocatalytic sites ... See more keywords
Waste Egg Tray and Toner-Derived Highly Efficient 3D Solar Evaporator for Freshwater Generation.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c22215
Abstract: With the advancement of civilization, water purification, as well as management and disposal of ever-increasing municipal solid waste (MSW), and e-waste, have become global concerns. To address these issues in a sustainable way, a 3D… read more here.
Keywords: egg; waste; toner; efficient solar ... See more keywords
Highly Effective Multifunctional Solar Evaporator with Scaffolding Structured Carbonized Wood and Biohydrogel.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c11399
Abstract: A solar evaporator that utilizes solar radiation energy can be a renewable approach to deal with energy crisis and fresh water shortage. In this study, a solar evaporator was prepared by assembling composite carbonized wood… read more here.
Keywords: highly effective; water; carbonized wood; wood ... See more keywords
Biomass-Printed Hybrid Solar Evaporator Derived from Bio-polluted Invasive Species, a Potential Step toward Carbon Neutrality.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c20207
Abstract: Biomass-based photothermal conversion is of great importance for solar energy utilization toward carbon neutrality. Herein, a hybrid solar evaporator is innovatively designed via UV-induced printing of pyrolyzed Kudzu biochar on hydrophilic cotton fabric (KB@CF) to… read more here.
Keywords: evaporator; toward carbon; carbon neutrality; heat ... See more keywords
Thermally insulated solar evaporator coupled with passive condenser for freshwater collection
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DOI: 10.1039/d1ta05781b
Abstract: Using solar energy to generate vapor and using passive freshwater collectors are sustainable and eco-friendly approaches to address the issue of clean water scarcity. The current challenge for solar evaporation... read more here.
Keywords: solar evaporator; freshwater; thermally insulated; coupled passive ... See more keywords