Interfacial Solar Evaporator - Physical Principles and Fabrication Methods

Production of fresh water based on a renewable energy source is one of the most important global challenges for mankind due to ever-accelerating climate changes. Solar thermal evaporation shows promise for overcoming the water scarcity problem by utilizing solar energy, the most abundant and clean e...

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Published inInternational Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 1347 - 1367
Main Authors Kim, Jungtaek, Hwang, Jaewoo, Kim, Seongheon, Cho, Seong Ho, Choi, Hanseul, Kim, Ho-Young, Lee, Yun Seog
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Seoul Korean Society for Precision Engineering 01.07.2021
Springer Nature B.V
한국정밀공학회
Subjects
Atoms & subatomic particles
Carbon
Clean energy
Climate change
Efficiency
Electromagnetic absorption
Energy
Energy conversion
Energy Efficiency
Engineering
Evaporation
Evaporators
Fabrication
Fresh water
Industrial and Production Engineering
Light
Metal oxides
Nanoparticles
Principles
Production methods
Radiation
Renewable energy sources
Review
Semiconductors
Solar energy
Solar heating
Sustainable Development
Thermal energy
Water scarcity
Water transport
기계공학
Fabrication
Capillary flow
Evaporation
Solar evaporator
Photothermal
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Summary:Production of fresh water based on a renewable energy source is one of the most important global challenges for mankind due to ever-accelerating climate changes. Solar thermal evaporation shows promise for overcoming the water scarcity problem by utilizing solar energy, the most abundant and clean energy source. To enhance the performance of solar evaporators, interfacial solar evaporators have been introduced, which harness solar energy onto the water surface. To enable energy conversion and water evaporation at the interfaces of a solar evaporator, multi-scale heat and water transport have been investigated. Furthermore, various light-absorbing materials and system configurations have been studied to achieve the theoretical maximum performance. The fundamental physics of the interfacial solar evaporator, including thermal and water transport, and a broad range of interfacial solar evaporator devices in terms of the fabrication techniques and its structures are reviewed.
Bibliography:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40684-021-00337-4
ISSN:2288-6206
2198-0810
DOI:10.1007/s40684-021-00337-4