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Performance Enhancement of Solar Stills with Novel Materials: A Concise Review [PDF]

Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer Research
According to the severe global warming and increasing demand for freshwater worldwide, different sustainable solutions for supplying water have been considered.
Ahmed Alhamzawi
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Exergy analysis of solar desalination systems based on passive multi-effect membrane distillation

Energy Reports, 2020
Improving the efficiency and sustainability of water treatment technologies is crucial to reduce energy consumption and environmental pollution. Solar-driven devices have the potential to supply off-grid areas with freshwater through a sustainable ...
Francesco Signorato, Matteo Morciano, Luca Bergamasco, Matteo Fasano, Pietro Asinari   +4 more
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Large-scale desalination based on parabolic trough collectors and double-effect absorption heat pumps

Energy Reports, 2020
This paper focuses on an analysis of the current situation of distillation and reverse osmosis technologies and their relationship with renewable energies, to the extent that there is a strong trend in the use of distillation and reverse osmosis ...
Antonio Colmenar-Santos, Andrés León-Betancor, Ana-María Diez-Suárez, Alberto González-Martínez, Enrique Rosales-Asensio   +4 more
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Polymeric Sorbents as Energy‐Efficient Alternative to Cryogenic Distillation for Light Hydrocarbon Purification

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The transition from cryogenic distillation to polymeric sorbents for light hydrocarbon purification is crucial for energy and environmental sustainability. The polymeric sorbents are engineered to separate gas mixtures based on their specific properties.
Kelechi Festus, Ankit Mondal, Suman Mandal, Jazmine Aiya D. Marquez, Arnab Ghosh, Aishi Sikdar, Urme Podder, Ahana Sarkar, Qingsheng Wang, Hong‐Cai Zhou   +9 more
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Comparative Assessment of Solar Distillation of Graywater with and without Boiling for the Production of Distilled Water [PDF]

Nature Environment and Pollution Technology
Water scarcity in dry urban areas has led to increased use of graywater for potential reuse. Among affordable water treatment methods, solar distillation stands out as an appealing option; however, there is limited documentation on its performance with ...
Mariel Alejandra Quispe-Collao, Javier Lozano-Marreros, Efren Eugenio Chaparro-Montoya, Augusto Cahuapaza-Morales, Yessenia Danidtza Gomez-Aguilar, Keila Abigail Muñante-Carrillo, Leo Ulises Michaell Tirado-Rebaza and Miryam Milagros Vera-Alcázar
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Data‐Driven Materials Science for Energy‐Sustainable Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Data‐driven approaches powered by artificial intelligence are transforming materials discovery for energy sustainability. This review examines how auto‐generated high‐quality materials databases and domain‐specific language models accelerate research in photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, batteries and magnetic materials. Applications involve extraction of
Jacqueline M. Cole
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Hierarchical Flexible Ceramic Nanofiber Membrane for Simultaneous Membrane Distillation and Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A hierarchical flexible ceramic nanofiber membrane integrates a La‐stabilized ZrO2 scaffold with superhydrophobic UiO‐66‐NH2/CdS heterojunctions. The gas–liquid–solid interfacial architecture sustains vapor‐selective desalination, visible‐light charge separation, and rapid H2 extraction, enabling simultaneous freshwater production and photocatalytic ...
Pengfei Lin, Xiaochen Lu, Jiawei Sun, Shuai Guo, Xinping He, Chunhai Yi, Zhenyao Wang, Jiaxin Guo, Swee Ching Tan, Alicia Kyoungjin An   +9 more
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Identification of material and physical features of membrane distillation membranes for high performance desalination [PDF]

, 2010
In this paper, the performances of various membranes were assessed in Direct Contact Membrane Distillation (DCMD) under different feed velocities and inlet temperatures.
Ostarcevic, Eddy, Jun-De, Li, Li, Jun-de, Zhang, Jianhua, Dow, Noel, Gray, Stephen, Duke, Mikel, Gray, Stephen R   +7 more
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Toward Pore‐Engineered 3D‐Printed Materials for Sorption Water Harvesting, Interfacial Evaporation, and Radiative Cooling

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Water harvesting, radiative cooling, and interfacial solar evaporation are fundamentally governed by coupled heat, mass, and light transport processes. These processes are mediated by pore architecture, including pore size, connectivity, and hierarchical organization.
Dejan J. Trajkovski, Higgins M. Wilson, Abdallah Y. M. Ali, Jiaxing Xu, Ruzhu Wang, Primož Poredoš   +5 more
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Myristic acid as phase change material (PCM) for increased productivity of solar distillation plant

, 2020
The availability of freshwater is increasingly becoming an international concern because of the increase in population and the diminishing forest area as a source of water, leading to a freshwater crisis.
Yusuf Yusvardi, Ni Ketut, Caturwati, Muhamad, Komara Fajar, Caturwati Ni Ketut, Komara Fajar Muhamad, Yusvardi, Yusuf   +5 more
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