Solar-Powered Sustainable Water Production: State-of-the-Art Technologies for Sunlight–Energy–Water Nexus

Core–Shell MOF@COF Motif Hybridization: Selectively Functionalized Precursors for Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticle-Embedded Nitrogen-Rich Carbon Architectures with Superior Capacitive Deionization Performance

(2021) Xiaohong Liu et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Direct Z-scheme CuInS2/Bi2MoO6 Heterostructure for Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Tetracycline under Visible Light

(2021) Jingru Guo et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Confinement Capillarity of Thin Coating for Boosting Solar‐Driven Water Evaporation

(2021) Zhenxing Wang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

High‐Yield and Low‐Cost Solar Water Purification via Hydrogel‐Based Membrane Distillation

(2021) Hengyi Lu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Vapor condensation with daytime radiative cooling

(2021) Ming Zhou et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Nanoengineering Metal–Organic Framework‐Based Materials for Use in Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction Reactions

(2021) Yingji Zhao et al.   Small

Light-conversion phosphor nanoarchitectonics for improved light harvesting in sensitized solar cells

(2021) Xinjuan Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY C-PHOTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS

Recent advances and challenges for water evaporation-induced electricity toward applications

(2021) Van-Duong Dao et al.   Nano Energy

Solar-Driven Freshwater Generation from Seawater and Atmospheric Moisture Enabled by a Hydrophilic Photothermal Foam

(2020) Siew-Leng Loo et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Efficient Solar-Driven Water Harvesting from Arid Air with Metal-Organic Frameworks Modified by Hygroscopic Salt

(2020) Jiaxing Xu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Metal–Organic Frameworks for the Removal of Emerging Organic Contaminants in Water

(2020) Sara Rojas et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Scaling Resistance in Nanophotonics-Enabled Solar Membrane Distillation

(2020) Douglas Rice et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

A Porous Covalent Organic Framework with Voided Square Grid Topology for Atmospheric Water Harvesting

(2020) Ha L. Nguyen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A high-performance triboelectric nanogenerator with improved output stability by construction of biomimetic superhydrophobic nanoporous fibers

(2020) Jia-Han Zhang et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Highly efficient three-dimensional solar evaporator for high salinity desalination by localized crystallization

(2020) Lei Wu et al.   Nature Communications

Solar–Thermal Water Evaporation: A Review

(2020) Yunsong Pang et al.   ACS Energy Letters

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

Clean Water through Nanotechnology: Needs, Gaps, and Fulfillment

(2020) Ankit Nagar et al.   ACS Nano

MOF water harvesters

(2020) Nikita Hanikel et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Tunable Graphene Systems for Water Desalination

(2020) Changxiang Shao et al.   ChemNanoMat

Charge-transfer materials for electrochemical water desalination, ion separation and the recovery of elements

(2020) Pattarachai Srimuk et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Materials for solar-powered water evaporation

(2020) Fei Zhao et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Biomimetic MXene‐Polyvinyl Alcohol Composite Hydrogel with Vertically Aligned Channels for Highly Efficient Solar Steam Generation

(2020) Zhenchuan Yu et al.   Advanced Materials Technologies

Self-Sustained Visible-Light-Driven Electrochemical Redox Desalination

(2020) Karthick Ramalingam et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Enabling Superior Sodium Capture for Efficient Water Desalination by a Tubular Polyaniline Decorated with Prussian Blue Nanocrystals

(2020) Wenhui Shi et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Tillandsia‐inspired Hygroscopic Photothermal Organogels for Efficient Atmospheric Water Harvesting

(2020) Feng Ni et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Solar powered atmospheric water harvesting with enhanced LiCl /MgSO4/ACF composite

(2020) M. Ejeian et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Ultrahigh capacitive deionization performance by 3D interconnected MOF-derived nitrogen-doped carbon tubes

(2020) Xingtao Xu et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Solar-driven co-generation of electricity and water by evaporation cooling

(2020) Lu Huang et al.   DESALINATION

Volatile-Organic-Compound-Intercepting Solar Distillation Enabled by a Photothermal/Photocatalytic Nanofibrous Membrane with Dual-Scale Pores

(2020) Chengjie Song et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Partial seawater desalination treatment for improving chalcopyrite floatability and tailing flocculation with clay content

(2020) Constanza Cruz et al.   MINERALS ENGINEERING

Sustainable Wood-Based Hierarchical Solar Steam Generator: A Biomimetic Design with Reduced Vaporization Enthalpy of Water

(2020) Qing-Fang Guan et al.   NANO LETTERS

Development of a photovoltaic-thermal solar humidifier for the humidification-dehumidification desalination system coupled with heat pump

(2020) Shiva Tahmasb Pourafshar et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Synthesis of hollow copper sulfide nanocubes with low emissivity for highly efficient solar steam generation

(2020) Lifen Su et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Super hygroscopic nanofibrous membrane-based moisture pump for solar-driven indoor dehumidification

(2020) Yufei Zhang et al.   Nature Communications

Engineering controllable water transport of biosafety cuttlefish juice solar absorber toward remarkably enhanced solar-driven gas-liquid interfacial evaporation

(2020) Zhengtong Li et al.   Nano Energy

A sunlight-responsive metal–organic framework system for sustainable water desalination

(2020) Ranwen Ou et al.   Nature Sustainability

Energy Matching for Boosting Water Evaporation in Direct Solar Steam Generation

(2020) Xiaojiang Mu et al.   Solar RRL

Implementing Hybrid Energy Harvesting in 3D Spherical Evaporator for Solar Steam Generation and Synergic Water Purification

(2020) Yi Lu et al.   Solar RRL

All-Day Freshwater Harvesting through Combined Solar-Driven Interfacial Desalination and Passive Radiative Cooling

(2020) Jiale Xu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Core-shell motif construction: Highly graphitic nitrogen-doped porous carbon electrocatalysts using MOF-derived carbon@COF heterostructures as sacrificial templates

(2020) Shuaihua Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Ti3C2 MXenes-derived NaTi2(PO4)3/MXene nanohybrid for fast and efficient hybrid capacitive deionization performance

(2020) Zeqiu Chen et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Microvessel‐Assisted Environmental Thermal Energy Extraction Enabling 24‐Hour Continuous Interfacial Vapor Generation

(2020) Yuxia Xu et al.   ChemSusChem

Novel solar membrane distillation enabled by a PDMS/CNT/PVDF membrane with localized heating

(2020) Jian Huang et al.   DESALINATION

Enhancing output performances and output retention rates of triboelectric nanogenerators via a design of composite inner-layers with coupling effect and self-assembled outer-layers with superhydrophobicity

(2020) Jia-Han Zhang et al.   Nano Energy

Scalable and hierarchically designed polymer film as a selective thermal emitter for high-performance all-day radiative cooling

(2020) Duo Li et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Solar thermal harvesting based on self-doped nanocermet: Structural merits, design strategies and applications

(2020) Chengbing Wang et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Strategies for breaking theoretical evaporation limitation in direct solar steam generation

(2020) Xiaojiang Mu et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

An experimental exploration of generating electricity from nature-inspired hierarchical evaporator: The role of electrode materials

(2020) Van-Duong Dao   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Highly efficient water desalination by capacitive deionization on biomass-derived porous carbon nanoflakes

(2020) Ting Lu et al.   SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY

Highly salt-resistant and all-weather solar-driven interfacial evaporators with photothermal and electrothermal effects based on Janus graphene@silicone sponges

(2020) Lingxiao Li et al.   Nano Energy

Highly efficient photocatalytic degradation of different hazardous contaminants by CaIn2S4-Ti3C2Tx Schottky heterojunction: An experimental and mechanism study

(2020) Zhihao Zhuge et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Super Moisture-Absorbent Gels for All-Weather Atmospheric Water Harvesting

(2019) Fei Zhao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Nanomaterials for the water-energy nexus

(2019) Svetlana V. Boriskina et al.   MRS BULLETIN

Tailoring Nanoscale Surface Topography of Hydrogel for Efficient Solar Vapor Generation

(2019) Youhong Guo et al.   NANO LETTERS

Silver Nanoparticle-Enabled Photothermal Nanofibrous Membrane for Light-Driven Membrane Distillation

(2019) Haohui Ye et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

An integrated, solar-driven membrane distillation system for water purification and energy generation

(2019) Qiyuan Li et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Multilayer Polypyrrole Nanosheets with Self‐Organized Surface Structures for Flexible and Efficient Solar–Thermal Energy Conversion

(2019) Xu Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Photo‐supercapacitors Based on Third‐generation Solar Cells

(2019) Shuping Pang et al.   ChemSusChem

Efficient Interfacial Solar Steam Generator with Controlled Macromorphology Derived from Flour via “Dough Figurine” Technology

(2019) Zhengtong Li et al.   Energy Technology

Efficient Water Transport and Solar Steam Generation via Radially, Hierarchically Structured Aerogels

(2019) Weizhong Xu et al.   ACS Nano

An Interfacial Solar Heating Assisted Liquid Sorbent Atmospheric Water Generator

(2019) Xueyang Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Solar thermal desalination as a nonlinear optical process

(2019) Pratiksha D. Dongare et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Simultaneous production of fresh water and electricity via multistage solar photovoltaic membrane distillation

(2019) Wenbin Wang et al.   Nature Communications

Plant leaves inspired sunlight-driven purifier for high-efficiency clean water production

(2019) Hongya Geng et al.   Nature Communications

A Review on Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration Membranes for Water Purification

(2019) Yang et al.   Polymers

Looking Beyond Energy Efficiency: An Applied Review of Water Desalination Technologies and an Introduction to Capillary-Driven Desalination

(2019) Seyedsaeid Ahmadvand et al.   Water

Bio-inspired hydrophobic/cancellous/hydrophilic Trimurti PVDF mat-based wearable triboelectric nanogenerator designed by self-assembly of electro-pore-creating

(2019) Jia-Han Zhang et al.   Nano Energy

Harnessing Solar‐Driven Photothermal Effect toward the Water–Energy Nexus

(2019) Chao Zhang et al.   Advanced Science

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

(2019) Xingyi Zhou et al.   Science Advances

Pathways and challenges for efficient solar-thermal desalination

(2019) Zhangxin Wang et al.   Science Advances

Recyclable Polydopamine-Functionalized Sponge for High-Efficiency Clean Water Generation with Dual-Purpose Solar Evaporation and Contaminant Adsorption

(2019) Yue Zhang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Portable Tri-layer Photothermal Structure for Hybrid Energy Harvesting and Synergic Water Purification

(2019) Yaoxin Zhang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Graphene Nanoarchitectonics: Recent Advances in Graphene‐Based Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

(2019) Huajie Huang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

An Interfacial Solar‐Driven Atmospheric Water Generator Based on a Liquid Sorbent with Simultaneous Adsorption–Desorption

(2019) Heshan Qi et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Novel advances in metal-based solar absorber for photothermal vapor generation

(2019) Zhengtong Li et al.   CHINESE CHEMICAL LETTERS

Electrical Power Generation from Wet Textile Mediated by Spontaneous Nanoscale Evaporation

(2019) Sankha Shuvra Das et al.   NANO LETTERS

Reverse osmosis (RO) membrane desalination driven by wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) energy: State of the art and challenges for large-scale implementation

(2019) Mohamed T. Mito et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Biomimetic MXene Textures with Enhanced Light‐to‐Heat Conversion for Solar Steam Generation and Wearable Thermal Management

(2019) Kerui Li et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

A photothermal reservoir for highly efficient solar steam generation without bulk water

(2019) Xuan Wu et al.   Science Bulletin

Rapid Cycling and Exceptional Yield in a Metal-Organic Framework Water Harvester

(2019) Nikita Hanikel et al.   ACS Central Science

A robust asymmetric porous SWCNT/Gelatin thin membrane with salt-resistant for efficient solar vapor generation

(2019) Xu Ma et al.   Applied Materials Today

A Hybrid Artificial Photocatalysis System Splits Atmospheric Water for Simultaneous Dehumidification and Power Generation

(2019) Lin Yang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Thermal Efficiency of Solar Steam Generation Approaching 100 % through Capillary Water Transport

(2019) Hanxue Liang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Defect-mediated Z-scheme BiO2-x/Bi2O2.75 photocatalyst for full spectrum solar-driven organic dyes degradation

(2019) Min Wang et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Renewable energy powered membrane technology: A review of the reliability of photovoltaic-powered membrane system components for brackish water desalination

(2019) Sheying Li et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Significantly improved stability of hybrid capacitive deionization using nickel hexacyanoferrate/reduced graphene oxide cathode at low voltage operation

(2019) Zibiao Ding et al.   DESALINATION

All day Limnobium laevigatum inspired nanogenerator self-driven via water evaporation

(2019) Van-Duong Dao et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Energy efficient materials for solar water distillation - A review

(2019) T. Arunkumar et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Improving atmospheric water production yield: Enabling multiple water harvesting cycles with nano sorbent

(2019) Renyuan Li et al.   Nano Energy

Collective behaviors mediated multifunctional black sand aggregate towards environmentally adaptive solar-to-thermal purified water harvesting

(2019) Feng Ni et al.   Nano Energy

Salt‐Resistant Carbon Nanotubes/Polyvinyl Alcohol Hybrid Gels with Tunable Water Transport for High‐Efficiency and Long‐Term Solar Steam Generation

(2019) Gaoyue Hu et al.   Energy Technology

3D-Structured Carbonized Sunflower Heads for Improved Energy Efficiency in Solar Steam Generation

(2019) Peng Sun et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Highly Efficient Clean Water Production from Contaminated Air with a Wide Humidity Range

(2019) Houze Yao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Enhanced water yield of solar desalination by thermal concentrated multistage distiller

(2019) Lu Huang et al.   DESALINATION

Fe3O4/PVDF-HFP photothermal membrane with in-situ heating for sustainable, stable and efficient pilot-scale solar-driven membrane distillation

(2019) Wenpeng Li et al.   DESALINATION

A review on the water-energy nexus for drinking water production from humid air

(2019) Ali Akbar Salehi et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Functional photothermal sponges for efficient solar steam generation and accelerated cleaning of viscous crude-oil spill

(2019) Kai Wang et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Recent advances and challenges for solar-driven water evaporation system toward applications

(2019) Van-Duong Dao et al.   Nano Energy

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

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

Ultrafast, Reversible Transition of Superwettability of Graphene Network and Controllable Underwater Oil Adhesion for Oil Microdroplet Transportation

(2018) Guomin Ding et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Synergistic conversion and removal of total Cr from aqueous solution by photocatalysis and capacitive deionization

(2018) Shujin Hou et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Recent progress in the use of renewable energy sources to power water desalination plants

(2018) Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem et al.   DESALINATION

Solar desalination coupled with water remediation and molecular hydrogen production: a novel solar water-energy nexus

(2018) Seonghun Kim et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

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

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

CdS-Based photocatalysts

(2018) Lei Cheng et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

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

Harvesting Water from Air: Using Anhydrous Salt with Sunlight

(2018) Renyuan Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Highly efficient solar vapour generation via hierarchically nanostructured gels

(2018) Fei Zhao et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Carbon fabric based solar steam generation for waste water treatment

(2018) M.W. Higgins et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

A durable monolithic polymer foam for efficient solar steam generation

(2018) Qiaomei Chen et al.   Chemical Science

Solar Absorber Gel: Localized Macro-Nano Heat Channeling for Efficient Plasmonic Au Nanoflowers Photothermic Vaporization and Triboelectric Generation

(2018) Minmin Gao et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

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

(2018) Liangliang Zhu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Solar-assisted fast cleanup of heavy oil spills using a photothermal sponge

(2018) Jian Chang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

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

Sunlight Induced Rapid Oil Absorption and Passive Room-Temperature Release: An Effective Solution toward Heavy Oil Spill Cleanup

(2018) Mengchun Wu et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

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

Practical water production from desert air

(2018) Farhad Fathieh et al.   Science Advances

Nature-Inspired, 3D Origami Solar Steam Generator toward Near Full Utilization of Solar Energy

(2018) Seunghyun Hong et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Low-cost high-efficiency solar steam generator by combining thin film evaporation and heat localization: Both experimental and theoretical study

(2018) Guilong Peng et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Hybrid Hydrogel with High Water Vapor Harvesting Capacity for Deployable Solar-Driven Atmospheric Water Generator

(2018) Renyuan Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Highly Compressible Wood Sponges with a Spring-like Lamellar Structure as Effective and Reusable Oil Absorbents

(2018) Hao Guan et al.   ACS Nano

Emerging hydrovoltaic technology

(2018) Zhuhua Zhang et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Integrating a photovoltaic storage system in one device: A critical review

(2018) Victor Vega‐Garita et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Flexible Fire‐Resistant Photothermal Paper Comprising Ultralong Hydroxyapatite Nanowires and Carbon Nanotubes for Solar Energy‐Driven Water Purification

(2018) Zhi‐Chao Xiong et al.   Small

Integration of photovoltaic energy supply with membrane capacitive deionization (MCDI) for salt removal from brackish waters

(2018) Cheng Tan et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Contactless steam generation and superheating under one sun illumination

(2018) Thomas A. Cooper et al.   Nature Communications

Synergistic High-Rate Solar Steaming and Mercury Removal with MoS2 /C @ Polyurethane Composite Sponges

(2018) Weigu Li et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Superwetting Monolithic Hollow-Carbon-Nanotubes Aerogels with Hierarchically Nanoporous Structure for Efficient Solar Steam Generation

(2018) Peng Mu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Solar-driven interfacial evaporation

(2018) Peng Tao et al.   Nature Energy

Carbonized Bamboos as Excellent 3D Solar Vapor‐Generation Devices

(2018) Yue Bian et al.   Advanced Materials Technologies

Various cell architectures of capacitive deionization: Recent advances and future trends

(2018) Wangwang Tang et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Solar powered desalination – Technology, energy and future outlook

(2018) Farah Ejaz Ahmed et al.   DESALINATION

Performance Study of a Novel Solar Solid Dehumidification/Regeneration Bed for Use in Buildings Air Conditioning Systems

(2017) Wansheng Yang et al.   Energies

Starch Derived Porous Carbon Nanosheets for High-Performance Photovoltaic Capacitive Deionization

(2017) Tingting Wu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Joule-heated graphene-wrapped sponge enables fast clean-up of viscous crude-oil spill

(2017) Jin Ge et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

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 harvesting from air with metal-organic frameworks powered by natural sunlight

(2017) Hyunho Kim et al.   SCIENCE

High performance Al–AlN solar spectrally selective coatings with a self-assembled nanostructure AlN anti-reflective layer

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

The emergence of solar thermal utilization: solar-driven steam generation

(2017) Ziyang Deng et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

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

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

(2017) Yiju Li et al.   Nano Energy

Three-dimensional artificial transpiration for efficient solar waste-water treatment

(2017) Xiuqiang Li et al.   National Science Review

Bioinspired Multifunctional Paper-Based rGO Composites for Solar-Driven Clean Water Generation

(2016) Jinwei Lou et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

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

Photothermal Membrane Distillation for Seawater Desalination

(2016) Antonio Politano et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Advanced Sorbents for Oil-Spill Cleanup: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives

(2016) Jin Ge et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Solar Cell That Is Triggered by Sun and Rain

(2016) Qunwei Tang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A high-performance photo-microbial desalination cell

(2016) Yuxiang Liang et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

Hierarchical hybrids with microporous carbon spheres decorated three-dimensional graphene frameworks for capacitive applications in supercapacitor and deionization

(2016) Xingtao Xu et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

Design and fabrication of a portable and hybrid solar-powered membrane distillation system

(2016) Achmad Chafidz et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

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

Carbon spheres with hierarchical micro/mesopores for water desalination by capacitive deionization

(2016) Xingtao Xu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Solar steam generation: Steam by thermal concentration

(2016) Wen Shang et al.   Nature Energy

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

(2016) George Ni et al.   Nature Energy

Materials for next-generation desalination and water purification membranes

(2016) Jay R. Werber et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

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

(2016) L. Zhou et al.   Science Advances

Bioinspired Bifunctional Membrane for Efficient Clean Water Generation

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

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

(2015) Yanming Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Heavy metal pollution in surface water and sediment: A preliminary assessment of an urban river in a developing country

(2015) Md Saiful Islam et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Solar steam generation by heat localization

(2014) Hadi Ghasemi et al.   Nature Communications

Nanoscale thermal transport. II. 2003–2012

(2014) David G. Cahill et al.   Applied Physics Reviews

A Natural Driven Membrane Process for Brackish and Wastewater Treatment: Photovoltaic Powered ED and FO Hybrid System

(2013) Yang Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Review on the science and technology of water desalination by capacitive deionization

(2013) S. Porada et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

Review of researches and developments on solar stills

(2011) A.E. Kabeel et al.   DESALINATION

A low-energy forward osmosis process to produce drinking water

(2011) Zhaoyang Liu et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Solar evaporation enhancement using floating light-absorbing magnetic particles

(2011) Yao Zeng et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

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

(2011) M. Elimelech et al.   SCIENCE

Nanoscale Phase Separation and High Photovoltaic Efficiency in Solution-Processed, Small-Molecule Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2009) Bright Walker et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Factors affecting the coagulation of seawater by ferric chloride

(2009) J. Duan et al.   Desalination and Water Treatment

A New Method for Water Desalination Using Microbial Desalination Cells

(2009) Xiaoxin Cao et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

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

A direct coupled photovoltaic seawater reverse osmosis desalination system toward battery based systems — a technical and economical experimental comparative study

(2008) Essam Sh. Mohamed et al.   DESALINATION

Global Stressors on Water Quality and Quantity

(2008) Julie Beth Zimmerman et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Solar refrigeration options – a state-of-the-art review

(2007) D.S. Kim et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRIGERATION-REVUE INTERNATIONALE DU FROID