A waste biomass-derived photothermic material with high salt-resistance for efficient solar evaporation

Robust Graphene@PPS Fibrous Membrane for Harsh Environmental Oil/Water Separation and All-Weather Cleanup of Crude Oil Spill by Joule Heat and Photothermal Effect

(2021) Tingting Fan et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Smart Textile Based on 3D Stretchable Silver Nanowires/MXene Conductive Networks for Personal Healthcare and Thermal Management

(2021) Xuhua Liu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Excellent energy capture of hierarchical MoS2 nanosheets coupled with MXene for efficient solar evaporators and thermal packs

(2021) Zhenzhen Guo et al.   CARBON

Coupling solar-driven photothermal effect into photocatalysis for sustainable water treatment

(2021) Yi Lu et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Super-robust self-healing superhydrophobic coating with triboelectrification induced liquid self-repellency

(2021) Hua Zhou et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

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

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

(2020) Zhenchuan Yu et al.   Advanced Materials Technologies

High Efficiency Solar Membranes Structurally Designed with 3D Core–2D Shell SiO2@Amino-Carbon Hybrid Advanced Composite for Facile Steam Generation

(2020) Xibiao Li et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Scalable, flexible and reusable graphene oxide-functionalized electrospun nanofibrous membrane for solar photothermal desalination

(2020) Xingxing Guo et al.   DESALINATION

Hierarchical architectures of Ag clusters deposited biomimetic membrane: Synthesis, emulsion separation, catalytic and antibacterial performance

(2020) Na Liu et al.   SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY

Turning Trash into Treasure: Pencil Waste–Derived Materials for Solar‐Powered Water Evaporation

(2020) Yi Lu et al.   Energy Technology

A review of natural materials for solar evaporation

(2020) R. Fillet et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Preparation of nanofibrillated cellulose from grapefruit peel and its application as fat substitute in ice cream

(2020) Ben Yu et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Flame-treated and fast-assembled foam system for direct solar steam generation and non-plugging high salinity desalination with self-cleaning effect

(2019) Peng-Fei Liu et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

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

(2019) Weizhong Xu et al.   ACS Nano

Modeling and energetic-exergetic evaluation of a novel screw expander-based direct steam generation solar system

(2019) Paolo Iodice et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Bio-inspired robust superhydrophobic-superoleophilic polyphenylene sulfide membrane for efficient oil/water separation under highly acidic or alkaline conditions

(2019) Tingting Fan et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

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

(2019) Chao Zhang et al.   Advanced Science

Bamboo decorated with plasmonic nanoparticles for efficient solar steam generation

(2019) Chengmin Sheng et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

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

(2019) Zhen Yu et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Vertically aligned Juncus effusus fibril composites for omnidirectional solar evaporation

(2019) Qian Zhang et al.   CARBON

Constructing hierarchical carbon framework and quantifying water transfer for novel solar evaporation configuration

(2019) Yang Geng et al.   CARBON

Self-assembled core-shell polydopamine@MXene with synergistic solar absorption capability for highly efficient solar-to-vapor generation

(2019) Xing Zhao et al.   Nano Research

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

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

Biodegradable Transparent Substrate Based on Edible Starch–Chitosan Embedded with Nature-Inspired Three-Dimensionally Interconnected Conductive Nanocomposites for Wearable Green Electronics

(2018) Jinlei Miao et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Highly Self-Healable 3D Microsupercapacitor with MXene–Graphene Composite Aerogel

(2018) Yang Yue et al.   ACS Nano

Low-temperature nanowelding ultrathin silver nanowire sandwiched between polydopamine-functionalized graphene and conjugated polymer for highly stable and flexible transparent electrodes

(2018) Jinlei Miao et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

The water–energy nexus: energy use for water supply in China

(2018) Guohua He et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

Low-energy desalination

(2018) Huanting Wang   Nature Nanotechnology

Bifunctional, Moth-Eye-Like Nanostructured Black Titania Nanocomposites for Solar-Driven Clean Water Generation

(2018) Xinghang Liu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

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

(2018) Jinlei Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A honeycomb-like porous carbon derived from pomelo peel for use in high-performance supercapacitors

(2014) Qinghua Liang et al.   Nanoscale

The rising pressure of global water shortages

(2014) Jan Eliasson   NATURE

Two-Dimensional Nanocrystals Produced by Exfoliation of Ti3AlC2

(2011) Michael Naguib et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

(2011) M. Elimelech et al.   SCIENCE

Reverse osmosis technology for water treatment: State of the art review

(2010) Lilian Malaeb et al.   DESALINATION

A review of reverse osmosis membrane materials for desalination—Development to date and future potential

(2010) Kah Peng Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE

Science and technology for water purification in the coming decades

(2008) Mark A. Shannon et al.   NATURE