Nanotexturing-enhanced heat transfer and interfacial evaporation for energy-efficient solar-thermal water desalination

Designing a next generation solar crystallizer for real seawater brine treatment with zero liquid discharge

(2021) Chenlin Zhang et al.   Nature Communications

A comparative study of the effect of phase change material (paraffin wax) on volumetric and surface direct solar steam generation

(2021) Mohsen Irani et al.   Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers

Clean water production by non-noble metal/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite coated on wood: Scalable interfacial solar steam generation and heavy metal sorption

(2021) Roya Mehrkhah et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Oriented thermal etching of hollow carbon spheres with delicate heat management for efficient solar steam generation

(2021) Yubo Tan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Reduced graphene oxide/silver/wood as a salt-resistant photoabsorber in solar steam generation and a strong antibacterial agent

(2021) Atefe Ebrahimi et al.   MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Highly efficient clean water production: Reduced graphene oxide/ graphitic carbon nitride/wood

(2021) Mahdi Karimi-Nazarabad et al.   SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY

Bubble dynamics and heat transfer characteristics on a micropillar-structured surface with different nucleation site positions

(2020) Hong-Xia Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY

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

(2020) Fang He et al.   Nano Energy

Surfactant-mediated prepared VO2 (M) nanoparticles for efficient solar steam generation

(2020) Mohammad Aziznezhad et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

A MXene‐Based Hierarchical Design Enabling Highly Efficient and Stable Solar‐Water Desalination with Good Salt Resistance

(2020) Xiangqian Fan et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Low-cost zinc-oxide nanoparticles for solar-powered steam production: Superficial and volumetric approaches

(2020) Mohammad Mustafa Ghafurian et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Performance optimization of bi-layer solar steam generation system through tuning porosity of bottom layer

(2019) Shang Liu et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

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

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

Application of nano-refrigerant for boiling heat transfer enhancement employing an experimental study

(2019) M. Sheikholeslami et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Numerical modeling and experimental validation of a phase change material-based compact cascade cooling system for enhanced thermal management

(2019) Su-Ho Kim et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Wettability effect on pool boiling heat transfer using a multiscale copper foam surface

(2019) Juan Shi et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Wood surface treatment techniques for enhanced solar steam generation

(2019) Mohammad Mustafa Ghafurian et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Solar-driven interfacial evaporation

(2018) Peng Tao et al.   Nature Energy

Influence of wettability on the electrolyte electrosorption within graphene-like nonconfined and confined space

(2018) Huachao Yang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Enhancement of critical heat flux and superheat through controlled wettability of cuprous-oxide fractal-like nanotextured surfaces in pool boiling

(2017) Hong Seok Jo et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Potential for natural evaporation as a reliable renewable energy resource

(2017) Ahmet-Hamdi Cavusoglu et al.   Nature Communications

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

(2016) Lin Zhou et al.   Nature Photonics

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

(2016) George Ni et al.   Nature Energy

Four billion people facing severe water scarcity

(2016) M. M. Mekonnen et al.   Science Advances

Boiling heat transfer and critical heat flux evaluation of the pool boiling on micro structured surface

(2015) Seol Ha Kim et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

An experimental investigation of enhanced pool boiling heat transfer from surfaces with micro/nano-structures

(2014) Lining Dong et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Solar steam generation by heat localization

(2014) Hadi Ghasemi et al.   Nature Communications

Vertically Oriented Graphene Bridging Active-Layer/Current-Collector Interface for Ultrahigh Rate Supercapacitors

(2013) Zheng Bo et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Nucleate boiling from smooth and rough surfaces – Part 2: Analysis of surface roughness effects on nucleate boiling

(2012) John P. McHale et al.   EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE

Review of researches and developments on solar stills

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

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

(2011) M. Elimelech et al.   SCIENCE

Study of bubble growth in water pool boiling through synchronized, infrared thermometry and high-speed video

(2010) Craig Gerardi et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Science and technology for water purification in the coming decades

(2008) Mark A. Shannon et al.   NATURE