RESEARCH PROGRESS OF SOLAR INTERFACIAL EVAPORATORS FOR HIGH-EFFICIENCY DESALINATION

Liu Qiang; Xiao Weixin; Luo Yuan; Liao Bin; Yan Kaiqi; Zhang Jingjie

doi:10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2022-1807

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Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica ›› 2024, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (3) : 591-602. DOI: 10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2022-1807

RESEARCH PROGRESS OF SOLAR INTERFACIAL EVAPORATORS FOR HIGH-EFFICIENCY DESALINATION

Liu Qiang^1,2, Xiao Weixin^1,2, Luo Yuan^1,2, Liao Bin¹, Yan Kaiqi¹, Zhang Jingjie¹

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In this paper, the latest progress of SDIE based on the principle of photothermal conversion is reviewed. The photothermal conversion materials, substrates, water transport channels, and salt resistance design for seawater desalination are introduced respectively from the perspectives of performance evaluation indicators and material design ideas. Other scalable application fields of SDIE are also briefly introduced. Finally, the problems to be solved and future research directions of SDIE in seawater desalination are prospected

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solar energy / evaporation / desalination / photothermal conversion

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Liu Qiang, Xiao Weixin, Luo Yuan, Liao Bin, Yan Kaiqi, Zhang Jingjie. RESEARCH PROGRESS OF SOLAR INTERFACIAL EVAPORATORS FOR HIGH-EFFICIENCY DESALINATION[J]. Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica. 2024, 45(3): 591-602 https://doi.org/10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2022-1807

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