Passive Solar-driven Interfacial Evaporation Nanosystems: Beyond Desalination Towards Multiple Applications

Minhao Sheng; Xiaoqing Bin; Yawei Yang; Wenxiu Que

doi:10.2174/1872210516666220203093217

Passive Solar-driven Interfacial Evaporation Nanosystems: Beyond Desalination Towards Multiple Applications

Recent Pat Nanotechnol. 2023;17(3):176-182. doi: 10.2174/1872210516666220203093217.

Authors

Minhao Sheng¹, Xiaoqing Bin¹, Yawei Yang¹, Wenxiu Que¹

Affiliation

¹ Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, International Center for Dielectric Research, Shaanxi Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, P.R. China.

PMID: 35125089
DOI: 10.2174/1872210516666220203093217

Abstract

Recently, passive solar-driven interfacial evaporation has become one of the fastest-growing technologies for solar energy utilization and desalination. Herein this patent, we provide an overview of other emerging and potential applications of evaporation nanosystems beyond desalination, i.e., electricity generation, organics rejection, and sterilization. These extended functions can be a benefit for energy and environmental issues.

Keywords: Solar energy; desalination; electricity generation; interfacial evaporation; organics rejection; sterilization.