Optimization of bamboo-based photothermal interfacial solar evaporator for enhancing water purification.

Although solar desalination is a promising approach for obtaining freshwater, its practical application encounters challenges in achieving efficient photothermal evaporation. Recent research has focused on novel configurations of solar absorbers with unique structural features that can minimize heat loss. High-efficiency interfacial solar steam generation (SSG) can be achieved by optimizing the design of the absorber to harness incident heat energy on the top interfacial surface and ensuring a continuous water supply through microchannels.

Conversion of Hazardous Diesel Soot Particles into a Novel Highly Efficient 3D Hydrogel for Solar Desalination and Wastewater Purification.

Diesel particulate matter (DPM) generated as vehicular exhaust is one of the main sources of atmospheric soot. These soot particles have been known to cause adverse health problems in humans and cause acute environmental problems. Despite great efforts for minimizing soot production, research on the disposal and recycling of inevitable diesel soot is scarce.

Highly Efficient and Salt-Rejecting Poly(vinyl alcohol) Hydrogels with Excellent Mechanical Strength for Solar Desalination.

Interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG)-based solar desalination has recently emerged as a promising solution to tackle the global issue of fresh water scarcity. However, the energy-intensive process of conventional vapor generation techniques limits its practical applications. Hydrogels with three-dimensional (3D) structures have been reported to alleviate this energy demand, but their applications in sustainable solar desalination are hindered by their poor mechanical stability.

Adsorptive seawater desalination using MOF-incorporated Cu-alginate/PVA beads: Ion removal efficiency and durability.

With the worsening water scarcity problem, seawater desalination has been receiving gradually increasing attention. Ion adsorptive desalination was introduced as one of the seawater desalination techniques. In our previous study, metal-organic framework (MOF)-incorporated single-network alginate (MOF-Alg(Cu)) beads were used to adsorb ions in seawater.