Shape-controlled fabrication of MnO/C hybrid nanoparticle from waste polyester for solar evaporation and thermoelectricity generation

Over 11 kg m–2 h–1 Evaporation Rate Achieved by Cooling Metal–Organic Framework Foam with Pine Needle-Like Hierarchical Structures to Subambient Temperature

(2022) Hongqiang Wang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Integrated Water and Thermal Managements in Bioinspired Hierarchical MXene Aerogels for Highly Efficient Solar‐Powered Water Evaporation

(2022) Hongming Zhang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

From trash to treasure: Chemical recycling and upcycling of commodity plastic waste to fuels, high-valued chemicals and advanced materials

(2022) Fan Zhang et al.   Journal of Energy Chemistry

Controllable 3D interconnected featured pore structure of transition metal borides-carbonitride/MoS2 for efficiently solar evaporation and wastewater purification

(2022) Ruiqi Xu et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Critical advances and future opportunities in upcycling commodity polymers

(2022) Coralie Jehanno et al.   NATURE

High-yield solar-driven atmospheric water harvesting of metal–organic-framework-derived nanoporous carbon with fast-diffusion water channels

(2022) Yan Song et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Simultaneous Solar‐driven Steam and Electricity Generation by Cost‐effective, Easy‐scale up MnO 2 ‐based Flexible Membranes

(2022) Jiaxin Ren et al.   Energy & Environmental Materials

Tailoring of a Piezo‐Photo‐Thermal Solar Evaporator for Simultaneous Steam and Power Generation

(2021) Cong‐Han Huang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

All‐Cold Evaporation under One Sun with Zero Energy Loss by Using a Heatsink Inspired Solar Evaporator

(2021) Xuan Wu et al.   Advanced Science

A Bioinspired Elastic Hydrogel for Solar‐Driven Water Purification

(2021) Xiaohui Xu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Conversion of Waste Plastics into Value‐Added Carbonaceous Fuels under Mild Conditions

(2021) Xingchen Jiao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Photovoltaic-multistage desalination of hypersaline waters for simultaneous electricity, water and salt harvesting via automatic rinsing

(2021) Liping Yang et al.   Nano Energy

Biomimetic Ultra‐Black Sponge Derived from Loofah and Co‐MOF for Long‐Term Solar‐Powered Vapor Generation and Desalination

(2021) Hongqiang Wang et al.   Solar RRL

Donor–Acceptor‐Type Organic‐Small‐Molecule‐Based Solar‐Energy‐Absorbing Material for Highly Efficient Water Evaporation and Thermoelectric Power Generation

(2021) Yuanyuan Cui et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Self‐Repairing and Damage‐Tolerant Hydrogels for Efficient Solar‐Powered Water Purification and Desalination

(2021) Fangbin Li et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Upcycling to Sustainably Reuse Plastics

(2021) Xin Zhao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Electrocatalytic upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate to commodity chemicals and H2 fuel

(2021) Hua Zhou et al.   Nature Communications

Biomimetic surface strategy of spectrum-tailored liquid metal via blackbody inspiration for highly efficient solar steam generation, desalination, and electricity generation

(2021) Zechang Wei et al.   Nano Energy

Design of a Separated Solar Interfacial Evaporation System for Simultaneous Water and Salt Collection

(2021) Kai Chen et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

A Structured Phase Change Material with Controllable Thermoconductive Highways Enables Unparalleled Electricity via Solar‐Thermal‐Electric Conversion

(2021) Yongzheng Zhang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Synergy of photocatalysis and photothermal effect in integrated 0D perovskite oxide/2D MXene heterostructures for simultaneous water purification and solar steam generation

(2021) Deqi Fan et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Integrated reduced graphene oxide/polypyrrole hybrid aerogels for simultaneous photocatalytic decontamination and water evaporation

(2021) Shiwei Yan et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

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

(2021) Zhenzhen Guo et al.   CARBON

Plastic waste upcycling toward a circular economy

(2021) Xianhui Zhao et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

3D-printed hierarchical porous cellulose/alginate/carbon black hydrogel for high-efficiency solar steam generation

(2021) Jun Yuan et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Synergistic work of photo-thermoelectric and hydroelectric effects of hierarchical structure photo-thermoelectric textile for solar energy harvesting and solar steam generation simultaneously

(2021) Xuefei Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

A systematic literature review on the conversion of plastic wastes into valuable 2D graphene-based materials

(2021) Octávia Vieira et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Controllable synthesis of sea urchin-like carbon from metal-organic frameworks for advanced solar vapor generators

(2021) Panpan He et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Achieving steam and electrical power from solar energy by MoS2-based composites

(2021) Zhenzhen Guo et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Ultrarobust Photothermal Materials via Dynamic Crosslinking for Solar Harvesting

(2021) Xin Huang et al.   Small

Bifunctional superwetting carbon nanotubes/cellulose composite membrane for solar desalination and oily seawater purification

(2021) Ruofei Zhu et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Solar water recycling of carbonaceous aerogel in open and colsed systems for seawater desalination and wastewater purification

(2021) Shuying Dong et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Recent advances and challenges of emerging solar-driven steam and the contribution of photocatalytic effect

(2021) Ridha Djellabi et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Polyelectrolyte-based photothermal hydrogel with low evaporation enthalpy for solar-driven salt-tolerant desalination

(2021) Congcong Li et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

All-in-one polymer sponge composite 3D evaporators for simultaneous high-flux solar-thermal desalination and electricity generation

(2021) Yangzhe Xu et al.   Nano Energy

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

(2020) Youhong Guo et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Photothermal Catalytic Gel Featuring Spectral and Thermal Management for Parallel Freshwater and Hydrogen Production

(2020) Minmin Gao et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Photothermoelectric Response of Ti3C2Tx MXene Confined Ion Channels

(2020) Seunghyun Hong et al.   ACS Nano

Cellulose Nanomaterials in Interfacial Evaporators for Desalination: A “Natural” Choice

(2020) Sisi Cao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Co-etching effect to convert waste polyethylene terephthalate into hierarchical porous carbon toward excellent capacitive energy storage

(2020) Xiaoguang Liu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Artificial Trees Inspired by Monstera for Highly Efficient Solar Steam Generation in Both Normal and Weak Light Environments

(2020) Hongqiang Wang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Same Materials, Bigger Output: A Reversibly Transformable 2D-3D Photothermal Evaporator for Highly Efficient Solar Steam Generation

(2020) Yida Wang et al.   Nano Energy

Solar‐Driven Interfacial Evaporation and Self‐Powered Water Wave Detection Based on an All‐Cellulose Monolithic Design

(2020) Na Li et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Reversing heat conduction loss: Extracting energy from bulk water to enhance solar steam generation

(2020) Yida Wang et al.   Nano Energy

Mass production of hierarchically porous carbon nanosheets by carbonizing “real-world” mixed waste plastics toward excellent-performance supercapacitors

(2019) Yanliang Wen et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

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

(2019) Yudi Kuang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Shape Conformal and Thermal Insulative Organic Solar Absorber Sponge for Photothermal Water Evaporation and Thermoelectric Power Generation

(2019) Liangliang Zhu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

A Hybrid Solar Absorber–Electrocatalytic N‐Doped Carbon/Alloy/Semiconductor Electrode for Localized Photothermic Electrocatalysis

(2019) Fan Lu Meng et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Recent progress in controlled carbonization of (waste) polymers

(2019) Jiang Gong et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

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

(2019) Wenbin Wang et al.   Nature Communications

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

(2019) Xingyi Zhou et al.   Science Advances

Enhanced Photothermal Conversion by Hot-Electron Effect in Ultrablack Carbon Aerogel for Solar Steam Generation

(2019) Hongqiang Wang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Food-derived carbonaceous materials for solar desalination and thermo-electric power generation

(2019) Yaoxin Zhang et al.   Nano Energy

High-absorption solar steam device comprising Au@Bi2MoO6-CDs: Extraordinary desalination and electricity generation

(2019) Zemin Zheng et al.   Nano Energy

New Strategies for Novel MOF-Derived Carbon Materials Based on Nanoarchitectures

(2019) Chaohai Wang et al.   Chem

Highly efficient solar vapour generation via hierarchically nanostructured gels

(2018) Fei Zhao et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

High performance MnO@C microcages with a hierarchical structure and tunable carbon shell for efficient and durable lithium storage

(2018) Chuanxin Hou et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Visible-to-NIR Photon Harvesting: Progressive Engineering of Catalysts for Solar-Powered Environmental Purification and Fuel Production

(2018) Min-Quan Yang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Solar-driven interfacial evaporation

(2018) Peng Tao et al.   Nature Energy

Nitrogen-doped graphene in-situ modifying MnO nanoparticles for highly improved lithium storage

(2018) Hua-Wen Huang et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

Hierarchically Flower-like N-Doped Porous Carbon Materials Derived from an Explosive 3-Fold Interpenetrating Diamondoid Copper Metal–Organic Framework for a Supercapacitor

(2016) Zuo-Xi Li et al.   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

From Bimetallic Metal-Organic Framework to Porous Carbon: High Surface Area and Multicomponent Active Dopants for Excellent Electrocatalysis

(2015) Yu-Zhen Chen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A triple-layered, hierarchical 1D core–shell nanostructure with a plasmonic Ag octahedral core for use in solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells

(2015) Dong Jun Kim et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Coaxial MnO/N-doped carbon nanorods for advanced lithium-ion battery anodes

(2015) Xin Gu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Postsynthesis Annealing of MOF-5 Remarkably Enhances the Framework Structural Stability and CO2 Uptake

(2014) Srinivas Gadipelli et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Simple Additive-Free Method to Manganese Monoxide Mesocrystals and Their Template Application for the Synthesis of Carbon and Graphitic Hollow Octahedrons

(2013) Mingtao Zheng et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

The Chemistry and Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks

(2013) H. Furukawa et al.   SCIENCE

Controlled growth and magnetic properties of α-Fe2O3 nanocrystals: Octahedra, cuboctahedra and truncated cubes

(2012) Liang Bing Wang et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

Enhancement of Donor-Acceptor Polymer Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cell Power Conversion Efficiencies by Addition of Au Nanoparticles

(2011) Dong Hwan Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Construction of microporous metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) by Mn–O–C rod-like secondary building units (SBUs): Solvothermal synthesis, structure, thermostability, and magnetic properties

(2008) Feng Luo et al.   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS