Pathways and challenges for efficient solar-thermal desalination

Macroporous Double-Network Hydrogel for High-Efficiency Solar Steam Generation Under 1 sun Illumination

(2018) Xiangyu Yin et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Mesoporous Three-Dimensional Graphene Networks for Highly Efficient Solar Desalination under 1 sun Illumination

(2018) Kwanghyun Kim et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Optically Transparent Thermally Insulating Silica Aerogels for Solar Thermal Insulation

(2018) A. Alperen Günay et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Graphene-Based Standalone Solar Energy Converter for Water Desalination and Purification

(2018) Yang Yang et al.   ACS Nano

Scalable and Highly Efficient Mesoporous Wood-Based Solar Steam Generation Device: Localized Heat, Rapid Water Transport

(2018) Tian Li et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Solar desalination using solar still enhanced by external solar collector and PCM

(2018) Mohammad Al-harahsheh et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Thermal modeling and analysis of single and double effect solar stills: An experimental validation

(2018) Rasool Kalbasi et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Thermodynamic analysis and energy efficiency of thermal desalination processes

(2018) Doriano Brogioli et al.   DESALINATION

Membrane distillation at the water-energy nexus: limits, opportunities, and challenges

(2018) Akshay Deshmukh et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Solar Absorber Material and System Designs for Photothermal Water Vaporization towards Clean Water and Energy Production

(2018) Minmin Gao et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

A salt-rejecting floating solar still for low-cost desalination

(2018) George Ni et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Unlocking High-Salinity Desalination with Cascading Osmotically Mediated Reverse Osmosis: Energy and Operating Pressure Analysis

(2018) Xi Chen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Highly efficient solar vapour generation via hierarchically nanostructured gels

(2018) Fei Zhao et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Techno-economic analysis of solar stills using integrated fuzzy analytical hierarchy process and data envelopment analysis

(2018) D. Dsilva Winfred Rufuss et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Self-Contained Monolithic Carbon Sponges for Solar-Driven Interfacial Water Evaporation Distillation and Electricity Generation

(2018) Liangliang Zhu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Flexible and Salt Resistant Janus Absorbers by Electrospinning for Stable and Efficient Solar Desalination

(2018) Weichao Xu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Improved light-harvesting and thermal management for efficient solar-driven water evaporation using 3D photothermal cones

(2018) Yuchao Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Emerging investigator series: the rise of nano-enabled photothermal materials for water evaporation and clean water production by sunlight

(2018) Peng Wang   Environmental Science-Nano

High-Pressure Reverse Osmosis for Energy-Efficient Hypersaline Brine Desalination: Current Status, Design Considerations, and Research Needs

(2018) Douglas M. Davenport et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Solar Evaporator with Controlled Salt Precipitation for Zero Liquid Discharge Desalination

(2018) Yusuf Shi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Theoretical investigation of solar desalination with solar still having phase change material and connected to a solar collector

(2018) Mousa Abu-Arabi et al.   DESALINATION

Environmental performance of graphene-based 3D macrostructures

(2018) Nariman Yousefi et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Transition metal based CuxNiyCoz-x-yO4 spinel composite solar selective absorber coatings for concentrated solar thermal applications

(2018) S.R. Atchuta et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Solar-driven interfacial evaporation

(2018) Peng Tao et al.   Nature Energy

Synthetic Graphene Oxide Leaf for Solar Desalination with Zero Liquid Discharge

(2017) Casey Finnerty et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Full-scale validated Air Gap Membrane Distillation (AGMD) model without calibration parameters

(2017) I. Hitsov et al.   JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE

Plasmonic heating from indium nanoparticles on a floating microporous membrane for enhanced solar seawater desalination

(2017) Lulu Zhang et al.   Nanoscale

The merits of plasmonic desalination

(2017) Jeffrey M. Gordon et al.   Nature Photonics

Nanophotonics-enabled solar membrane distillation for off-grid water purification

(2017) Pratiksha D. Dongare et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Water desalination system using solar heat: A review

(2017) Chandrashekara M et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

New opportunities in mass and energy consumption of the Multi-Stage Flash Distillation type of brackish water desalination process

(2017) I. Khoshrou et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Plasmonic Wood for High-Efficiency Solar Steam Generation

(2017) Mingwei Zhu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Paper-based membranes on silicone floaters for efficient and fast solar-driven interfacial evaporation under one sun

(2017) Zizhao Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Photothermal nanocomposite membranes for direct solar membrane distillation

(2017) Jinjian Wu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

A flexible anti-clogging graphite film for scalable solar desalination by heat localization

(2017) Varun Kashyap et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Polydopamine-filled bacterial nanocellulose as a biodegradable interfacial photothermal evaporator for highly efficient solar steam generation

(2017) Qisheng Jiang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

A bioinspired capillary-driven pump for solar vapor generation

(2017) Huidong Liu et al.   Nano Energy

Scalable and low-cost synthesis of black amorphous Al-Ti-O nanostructure for high-efficient photothermal desalination

(2017) Luocai Yi et al.   Nano Energy

Tuning Transpiration by Interfacial Solar Absorber-Leaf Engineering

(2017) Shendong Zhuang et al.   Advanced Science

Constructing Black Titania with Unique Nanocage Structure for Solar Desalination

(2016) Guilian Zhu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

High-Performance Photothermal Conversion of Narrow-Bandgap Ti2O3Nanoparticles

(2016) Juan Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Tailoring Graphene Oxide-Based Aerogels for Efficient Solar Steam Generation under One Sun

(2016) Xiaozhen Hu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Membrane distillation model based on heat exchanger theory and configuration comparison

(2016) Jaichander Swaminathan et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Energy cost comparison between MSF, MED and SWRO: Case studies for dual purpose plants

(2016) Seungwon Ihm et al.   DESALINATION

Plasmonic photothermic directed broadband sunlight harnessing for seawater catalysis and desalination

(2016) Minmin Gao et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

The Global Rise of Zero Liquid Discharge for Wastewater Management: Drivers, Technologies, and Future Directions

(2016) Tiezheng Tong et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Multistage vacuum membrane distillation (MSVMD) systems for high salinity applications

(2016) Hyung Won Chung et al.   JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE

Hollow Mesoporous Plasmonic Nanoshells for Enhanced Solar Vapor Generation

(2016) Marcin S. Zielinski et al.   NANO LETTERS

3D self-assembly of aluminium nanoparticles for plasmon-enhanced solar desalination

(2016) Lin Zhou et al.   Nature Photonics

Graphene oxide-based efficient and scalable solar desalination under one sun with a confined 2D water path

(2016) Xiuqiang Li et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Solar stills: A comprehensive review of designs, performance and material advances

(2016) D. Dsilva Winfred Rufuss et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Research opportunities to advance solar energy utilization

(2016) N. S. Lewis   SCIENCE

Evaluating energy consumption of air gap membrane distillation for seawater desalination at pilot scale level

(2016) Hung C. Duong et al.   SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY

Synthesis of Black TiOxNanoparticles by Mg Reduction of TiO2Nanocrystals and their Application for Solar Water Evaporation

(2016) Miaomiao Ye et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Steam generation under one sun enabled by a floating structure with thermal concentration

(2016) George Ni et al.   Nature Energy

Nanoengineered materials for liquid–vapour phase-change heat transfer

(2016) H. Jeremy Cho et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Self-assembly of highly efficient, broadband plasmonic absorbers for solar steam generation

(2016) L. Zhou et al.   Science Advances

Floatable, Self-Cleaning, and Carbon-Black-Based Superhydrophobic Gauze for the Solar Evaporation Enhancement at the Air–Water Interface

(2015) Yiming Liu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Hydrophobic Light-to-Heat Conversion Membranes with Self-Healing Ability for Interfacial Solar Heating

(2015) Lianbin Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Multifunctional Porous Graphene for High-Efficiency Steam Generation by Heat Localization

(2015) Yoshikazu Ito et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Bioinspired, Reusable, Paper-Based System for High-Performance Large-Scale Evaporation

(2015) Yanming Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Review of thermal efficiency and heat recycling in membrane distillation processes

(2015) Yonggang Zhang et al.   DESALINATION

Channeled coolant plate: A new method to enhance freshwater production from an air gap membrane distillation (AGMD) desalination unit

(2015) Rubina Bahar et al.   DESALINATION

Renewable energy-driven desalination technologies: A comprehensive review on challenges and potential applications of integrated systems

(2015) Noreddine Ghaffour et al.   DESALINATION

A comprehensive review of vacuum membrane distillation technique

(2015) Mostafa Abd El-Rady Abu-Zeid et al.   DESALINATION

Characterisation of the coupling of multi-effect distillation plants to concentrating solar power plants

(2015) Patricia Palenzuela et al.   ENERGY

Recent advances in membrane distillation processes: Membrane development, configuration design and application exploring

(2015) Peng Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE

Plasmon-induced hot carrier science and technology

(2015) Mark L. Brongersma et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Various special designs of single basin passive solar still – A review

(2015) P. Durkaieswaran et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

A review of solar energy driven desalination technologies

(2015) H. Sharon et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Flexible thin-film black gold membranes with ultrabroadband plasmonic nanofocusing for efficient solar vapour generation

(2015) Kyuyoung Bae et al.   Nature Communications

High performance colored selective absorbers for architecturally integrated solar applications

(2015) Feiliang Chen et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Recurrent Filmwise and Dropwise Condensation on a Beetle Mimetic Surface

(2014) Youmin Hou et al.   ACS Nano

A review of cermet-based spectrally selective solar absorbers

(2014) Feng Cao et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Dropwise Condensation on Micro- and Nanostructured Surfaces

(2014) Ryan Enright et al.   Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering

Bio-Inspired Evaporation Through Plasmonic Film of Nanoparticles at the Air-Water Interface

(2014) Zhenhui Wang et al.   Small

Solar steam generation by heat localization

(2014) Hadi Ghasemi et al.   Nature Communications

Effective nonmetal incorporation in black titania with enhanced solar energy utilization

(2013) Tianquan Lin et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Desalination and Reuse of High-Salinity Shale Gas Produced Water: Drivers, Technologies, and Future Directions

(2013) Devin L. Shaffer et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Energy consumption and water production cost of conventional and renewable-energy-powered desalination processes

(2013) Ali Al-Karaghouli et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

A continuous-effect membrane distillation process based on hollow fiber AGMD module with internal latent-heat recovery

(2012) Kun Yao et al.   AICHE JOURNAL

Technical review and evaluation of the economics of water desalination: Current and future challenges for better water supply sustainability

(2012) Noreddine Ghaffour et al.   DESALINATION

Nanograssed Micropyramidal Architectures for Continuous Dropwise Condensation

(2011) Xuemei Chen et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Technical evaluation of stand-alone solar powered membrane distillation systems

(2011) Rasha B. Saffarini et al.   DESALINATION

Current trends and future prospects in the design of seawater reverse osmosis desalination technology

(2011) Baltasar Peñate et al.   DESALINATION

The Future of Seawater Desalination: Energy, Technology, and the Environment

(2011) M. Elimelech et al.   SCIENCE

Thermophysical properties of seawater: a review of existing correlations and data

(2010) Mostafa H. Sharqawy et al.   Desalination and Water Treatment

Parabolic-trough solar collectors and their applications

(2010) A. Fernández-García et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Seawater desalination by an innovative solar-powered membrane distillation system: the MEDESOL project

(2009) Julián Blanco Gálvez et al.   DESALINATION

Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Light-to-Heat Conversion and Collective Heating Effects in Metal Nanoparticle Solutions

(2009) Hugh H. Richardson et al.   NANO LETTERS

A black body absorber from vertically aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes

(2009) K. Mizuno et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Reverse osmosis desalination: Water sources, technology, and today's challenges

(2009) Lauren F. Greenlee et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Single basin solar still with fin for enhancing productivity

(2008) V. Velmurugan et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Universal Optical Conductance of Graphite

(2008) A. B. Kuzmenko et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Optimal design of a forced circulation solar water heating system for a residential unit in cold climate using TRNSYS

(2008) Alireza Hobbi et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

The absorption factor of crystalline silicon PV cells: A numerical and experimental study

(2007) R. Santbergen et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS