People around the world are facing water scarcity, and the demand for freshwater is continuously increasing. The purification of water is the only way to satisfy the need for water. Purification can be done in many ways by purifying seawater or by storing rainwater and letting it to the ground. Different types of solar still are there, which are used to increase the output of water produced. Among others, inclined solar still (ISS) is an outstanding solution as it has a wide exterior area of water, having less depth of water to complement the regular potable water production, even the effectiveness of the inclined solar still. A lot of research had been done by increasing the surface area of water. The day to day collection of water from the ISS was found to be 1-8 kg m. In this review, an analysis was made on the current status of different ISS designs to make advance modifications and research to improve the productivity of the ISS to satisfy the increasing demand for potable water. From this investigation, it is identified that active ISS and hybrid ISS are the most effective as compared to other ISS techniques.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-13714-y | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Bioinspired Pyramidal Array Photothermal Structure for Highly Efficient Water Evaporation under Omnidirectional Illumination.
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
January 2025
School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation is regarded as a green and sustainable strategy to address the global freshwater crisis. Nevertheless, it remains challenging to develop a photothermal structure with highly efficient evaporation under omnidirectional illumination. Herein, a three-dimensional multiscale pyramidal array photothermal structure (PAPS) was developed from the inspiration of durian skin.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFParametric optimization of flow in a solar chimney power plant under variable semi elliptical constraints.
Sci Rep
January 2025
Department of Mathematical Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
In response to the ongoing quest for more efficient renewable energy sources, this research addresses a significant gap in understanding the performance variations of Solar Chimney Power Plant (SCPP) models, particularly focusing on the influence of flow parameters in full and half-inclined collector sections featuring semi-elliptical curvature. The motivation stems from the need to optimize SCPP designs for enhanced energy generation while minimizing resource utilization and environmental impact. This research focuses on investigating flow parameter variations in Solar Chimney Power Plant (SCPP) models with full and half-inclined collector sections featuring semi-elliptical curvature and variable semi-minor heights (b: 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Building-Integrated Hybrid Photovoltaic-Thermal (PV-T) Window for Synergistic Light Management, Electricity and Heat Generation.
Adv Sci (Weinh)
November 2024
Clean Energy Processes (CEP) Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, London, UK.
The installation of common solar panels and collectors in the built environment requires access to significant roof space, which is limited. This motivates the development of high-efficiency, building-integrated technologies that can maximize space utilization and energy provision. In this work, a building-integrated hybrid photovoltaic-thermal window (PVTW) is fabricated and tested, composed of a semi-transparent photovoltaic (PV) layer and a selectively absorptive liquid-based thermal absorber.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPerformance Descriptor of Subsurface Metal-Promoted Boron Catalysts for Low-Temperature Propane Oxidative Dehydrogenation to Propylene.
J Am Chem Soc
December 2024
Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
Boron-based catalysts have exhibited excellent olefin selectivity in the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane (ODHP) reaction. The substrate material should be a potential platform for performance modulation of boron catalysts in this reaction since the introduction of subsurface Ni promoters significantly improves the activity. In this study, we deciphered the substrate effect and identified a performance descriptor to comprehend the roles of subsurface materials in BO/metal/BN ODHP catalysts by evaluating different metal promoters.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA giant planet transiting a 3-Myr protostar with a misaligned disk.
Nature
November 2024
Department of Physics and Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Astronomers have found more than a dozen planets transiting stars that are 10-40 million years old, but younger transiting planets have remained elusive. The lack of such discoveries may be because planets have not fully formed at this age or because our view is blocked by the protoplanetary disk. However, we now know that many outer disks are warped or broken; provided the inner disk is depleted, transiting planets may thus be visible.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!