A review of natural materials for solar evaporation

Biomass‐Derived Hybrid Hydrogel Evaporators for Cost‐Effective Solar Water Purification

(2020) Youhong Guo et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Willow Catkins-Derived Porous Carbon Membrane with Hydrophilic Property for Efficient Solar Steam Generation

(2020) Shaochun Zhang et al.   ACS Omega

Graphene and Rice-Straw-Fiber-Based 3D Photothermal Aerogels for Highly Efficient Solar Evaporation

(2020) Daniel Peter Storer et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Converting Pomelo Peel into Eco-friendly and Low-Consumption Photothermic Biomass Sponge toward Multifunctioal Solar-to-Heat Conversion

(2020) Chang Zhang et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

A simple, mild and versatile method for preparation of photothermal woods toward highly efficient solar steam generation

(2020) Fang He et al.   Nano Energy

Full Biomass-Derived Solar Stills for Robust and Stable Evaporation To Collect Clean Water from Various Water-Bearing Media

(2019) Qile Fang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

A High‐Performance Self‐Regenerating Solar Evaporator for Continuous Water Desalination

(2019) Yudi Kuang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Floating hollow carbon spheres for improved solar evaporation

(2019) A. Celzard et al.   CARBON

Lotus leaf as solar water evaporation devices

(2019) Yulong Liao et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

Synergistic Energy Nanoconfinement and Water Activation in Hydrogels for Efficient Solar Water Desalination

(2019) Youhong Guo et al.   ACS Nano

A water lily–inspired hierarchical design for stable and efficient solar evaporation of high-salinity brine

(2019) Ning Xu et al.   Science Advances

Architecting highly hydratable polymer networks to tune the water state for solar water purification

(2019) Xingyi Zhou et al.   Science Advances

Paper-based integrated evaporation device for efficient solar steam generation through localized heating

(2019) Cheng-Long Guo et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Bamboo decorated with plasmonic nanoparticles for efficient solar steam generation

(2019) Chengmin Sheng et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Carbonized rice husk foam constructed by surfactant foaming method for solar steam generation

(2019) Wei Fang et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Enhancing efficiency of carbonized wood based solar steam generator for wastewater treatment by optimizing the thickness

(2019) Zhen Yu et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Sustainable Biochar-Based Solar Absorbers for High-Performance Solar-Driven Steam Generation and Water Purification

(2019) Lin Yang et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Functionalized biomass-derived composites for solar vapor generation

(2019) Xinyu Wang et al.   Materials Research Express

Ultralight Biomass Porous Foam with Aligned Hierarchical Channels as Salt-Resistant Solar Steam Generators

(2019) Jiyan Li et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Vertically aligned Juncus effusus fibril composites for omnidirectional solar evaporation

(2019) Qian Zhang et al.   CARBON

Wood surface treatment techniques for enhanced solar steam generation

(2019) Mohammad Mustafa Ghafurian et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Broadband-absorbing WO3-x nanorod-decorated wood evaporator for highly efficient solar-driven interfacial steam generation

(2019) Zhenkui Li et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

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

(2018) Tian Li et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

High Rate Production of Clean Water Based on the Combined Photo-Electro-Thermal Effect of Graphene Architecture

(2018) Linfan Cui et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A hydrogel-based antifouling solar evaporator for highly efficient water desalination

(2018) Xingyi Zhou 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

Insight into Multiple and Multilevel Structures of Biochars and Their Potential Environmental Applications: A Critical Review

(2018) Xin Xiao et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Highly efficient solar vapour generation via hierarchically nanostructured gels

(2018) Fei Zhao et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

A durable monolithic polymer foam for efficient solar steam generation

(2018) Qiaomei Chen et al.   Chemical Science

Full dimensional water evaporation on macroporous vertically-aligned graphene pillar array under sun

(2018) Liangti Qu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

High throughput of clean water excluding ions, organic media, and bacteria from defect-abundant graphene aerogel under sunlight

(2018) Panpan Zhang et al.   Nano Energy

Cold Vapor Generation beyond the Input Solar Energy Limit

(2018) Haomin Song et al.   Advanced Science

Hierarchical Porous Carbonized Lotus Seedpods for Highly Efficient Solar Steam Generation

(2018) Jing Fang et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Narrow bandgap semiconductor decorated wood membrane for high-efficiency solar-assisted water purification

(2018) Hanwen Liu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Interfacial Solar Steam Generation Enables Fast-Responsive, Energy-Efficient, and Low-Cost Off-Grid Sterilization

(2018) Jinlei Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Solar-driven interfacial evaporation

(2018) Peng Tao et al.   Nature Energy

Fabrication of bilayered attapulgite for solar steam generation with high conversion efficiency

(2018) Juan Jia et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

High-Performance Solar Steam Device with Layered Channels: Artificial Tree with a Reversed Design

(2017) He Liu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Plasmonic Wood for High-Efficiency Solar Steam Generation

(2017) Mingwei Zhu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Rational design of a bi-layered reduced graphene oxide film on polystyrene foam for solar-driven interfacial water evaporation

(2017) Le Shi et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Graphene oxide-based evaporator with one-dimensional water transport enabling high-efficiency solar desalination

(2017) Yiju Li et al.   Nano Energy

Macroscopic and Mechanically Robust Hollow Carbon Spheres with Superior Oil Adsorption and Light-to-Heat Evaporation Properties

(2016) Jianguo Zhou et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Bilayered Biofoam for Highly Efficient Solar Steam Generation

(2016) Qisheng Jiang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

High-Performance Photothermal Conversion of Narrow-Bandgap Ti2O3Nanoparticles

(2016) Juan Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

Towards a feasible and scalable production of bio-xerogels

(2015) Natalia Rey-Raap et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

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

(2015) Kyuyoung Bae et al.   Nature Communications

The impact of surface chemistry on the performance of localized solar-driven evaporation system

(2015) Shengtao Yu et al.   Scientific Reports

Solar steam generation by heat localization

(2014) Hadi Ghasemi et al.   Nature Communications

Lignin–phenol–formaldehyde aerogels and cryogels

(2012) L.I. Grishechko et al.   MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS

Opportunities and challenges for a sustainable energy future

(2012) Steven Chu et al.   NATURE

Particle size characteristics of levoglucosan in ambient aerosols from rice straw burning

(2008) James J. Lee et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT