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Interfacial Solar‐to‐Heat Conversion for Desalination
Author(s) -
Liu Huidong,
Huang Zhi,
Liu Kang,
Hu Xuejiao,
Zhou Jun
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced energy materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.08
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1614-6840
pISSN - 1614-6832
DOI - 10.1002/aenm.201900310
Subject(s) - desalination , solar desalination , solar still , materials science , process engineering , thermal , economic shortage , heat transfer , low temperature thermal desalination , environmental science , environmental engineering , thermodynamics , engineering , chemistry , biochemistry , physics , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics) , membrane
Solar desalination is a promising and sustainable solution for water shortages in the future. Interfacial solar‐to‐heat conversion for desalination has attracted increasing attention in the past decades, due to the heat localization induced high thermal efficiency, simple structure, and low cost. In this review, the authors summarize and analyze the critical processes involved in such a solar desalination system, including the thermal conversion and transport, salt dissipation, and vapor manipulation. Mathematical models of heat transfer and salt dissipation are also built for quantitative analysis of systematic performance relative to properties of employed materials and system designs. Recent efforts devoted to improving the overall thermal efficiency, salt rejection, and water yield are then summarized. Based on the analysis and previous results, opportunities for further interfacial solar desalination development are highlighted.