Janus-interface engineering boosting solar steam towards high-efficiency water collection

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Houze Yao ◽  
Panpan Zhang ◽  
Ce Yang ◽  
Qihua Liao ◽  
Xuanzhang Hao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Water Shortage ◽  
Water Evaporation ◽  
Water Production ◽  
Interface Engineering ◽  
Steam Generation ◽  
Generation System ◽  
Solar Powered ◽  
Solar Steam Generation ◽  
Global Water

Solar powered clean water production has been considered a favorable way to address the problem of global water shortage. Recently, the interfacial solar-steam generation system has greatly improved water evaporation...

scholarly journals Photothermal materials for efficient solar powered steam generation

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 636-653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fenghua Liu ◽  
Yijian Lai ◽  
Binyuan Zhao ◽  
Robert Bradley ◽  
Weiping Wu
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Material Selection ◽  
Solar Spectrum ◽  
Energy Harvest ◽  
Water Production ◽  
Steam Generation ◽  
Heat Management ◽  
Solar Powered

Abstract Solar powered steam generation is an emerging area in the field of energy harvest and sustainable technologies. The nano-structured photothermal materials are able to harvest energy from the full solar spectrum and convert it to heat with high efficiency. Moreover, the materials and structures for heat management as well as the mass transportation are also brought to the forefront. Several groups have reported their materials and structures as solutions for high performance devices, a few creatively coupled other physical fields with solar energy to achieve even better results. This paper provides a systematic review on the recent developments in photothermal nanomaterial discovery, material selection, structural design and mass/heat management, as well as their applications in seawater desalination and fresh water production from waste water with free solar energy. It also discusses current technical challenges and likely future developments. This article will help to stimulate novel ideas and new designs for the photothermal materials, towards efficient, low cost practical solar-driven clean water production.

Direct solar steam generation system for clean water production

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 429-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panpan Zhang ◽  
Qihua Liao ◽  
Houze Yao ◽  
Yaxin Huang ◽  
Huhu Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clean Water ◽  
Water Production ◽  
Steam Generation ◽  
Generation System ◽  
Solar Steam Generation

A high efficiency solar steam generation system with using residual heat to enhance steam escape

Desalination ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 491 ◽  
pp. 114382
Author(s):  
Binglin Bai ◽  
Xiaohong Yang ◽  
Rui Tian ◽  
XuanXuan Wang ◽  
Haibo Wang
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Steam Generation ◽  
Generation System ◽  
Solar Steam Generation ◽  
Residual Heat

scholarly journals Modeling and experimental investigation on a direct steam generation solar collector with flat plate thermal concentration

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 1879-1892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingkang Liang ◽  
Xu Ji ◽  
Jingyang Han ◽  
Yunfeng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Simple Structure ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Solar Thermal ◽  
Water Evaporation ◽  
Steam Generation ◽  
Generation System ◽  
Thermal Systems ◽  
Direct Steam ◽  
Solar Steam Generation

Currently, steam generation using solar energy mostly relies on optical concentration, which is a costly system, to generate the high temperature needed for water evaporation. Here, the development of a low-cost and scalable approach based on thermal concentration for solar steam generation is reported. The system was demonstrated to be capable of generating 100–120°C steam under ambient air conditions without optical concentration. A solar thermal efficiency could be achieved up to 13% at an average solar irradiance of only 670 W m−2. The new solar steam generation system, with its simple structure, great effectiveness, and low cost, holds the promise of significantly expanding the application domain of solar thermal systems.

A bridge-arched and layer-structured hollow melamine foam/reduced graphene oxide composite with an enlarged evaporation area and superior thermal insulation for high-performance solar steam generation

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 2701-2711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sen Meng ◽  
Xing Zhao ◽  
Chun-Yan Tang ◽  
Peng Yu ◽  
Rui-Ying Bao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Reduced Graphene Oxide ◽  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Insulation Layer ◽  
Steam Generation ◽  
Oxide Composite ◽  
Reduced Graphene ◽  
Solar Steam Generation

A bridge-arched integrated evaporator that introduces air as the thermal insulation layer exhibits high-efficiency solar steam generation.

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

2021 ◽  
pp. 132765
Author(s):  
Jun Yuan ◽  
Xiao Lei ◽  
Chenqi Yi ◽  
Haoqing Jiang ◽  
Feng Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Black ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Steam Generation ◽  
Hierarchical Porous ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Solar Steam Generation

A photothermal and Fenton active MOF-based membrane for high-efficiency solar water evaporation and clean water production

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (43) ◽  
pp. 22728-22735
Author(s):  
Xu Ma ◽  
Zheng Deng ◽  
Zhuoyi Li ◽  
Danke Chen ◽  
Xinyi Wan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Water Evaporation ◽  
Contaminated Water ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Evaporation Process ◽  
Water Production ◽  
Solar Water

A Fenton active Zr–Fc MOF-based membrane was designed for efficiently producing clean water from VOC contaminated water via the solar evaporation process.

Simultaneously achieving thermal insulation and rapid water transport in sugarcane stems for efficient solar steam generation

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (15) ◽  
pp. 9034-9039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Liu ◽  
Qinglei Liu ◽  
Dongling Ma ◽  
Yang Yuan ◽  
Jiahao Yao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Transport ◽  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Steam Generation ◽  
Steam Generators ◽  
Solar Steam Generation ◽  
Sugarcane Stem

High-efficiency solar steam generators are facilely constructed based on a bifunctional bio-structure of sugarcane stem.

A three-dimensional printed biomimetic hierarchical graphene architecture for high-efficiency solar steam-generation

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (37) ◽  
pp. 19387-19395
Author(s):  
Zhuoyue Wang ◽  
Hanwen Liu ◽  
Fengjuan Chen ◽  
Qiangqiang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Direct Writing ◽  
Steam Generation ◽  
Solar Steam Generation

A three-dimensional biomimetic hierarchical graphene architecture for high-efficiency solar steam-generation which is constructed by direct writing-based 3D printing.

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