Preparation of Janus-Structured Evaporators for Enhanced Solar-Driven Interfacial Evaporation and Seawater Desalination.

Junjie Liao, Luyang Hu, Haoran Wang, Zhe Yang, Xiaonan Wu, Yumin Zhang

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Article in Gels (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Junjie LiaoSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China.

Luyang HuSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0763-4503

Haoran WangSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China.

Zhe YangAnhui Industrial Generic Technology Research Center for New Materials from Coal-Based Solid Wastes, Huainan 232001, China.

Xiaonan WuAnhui Industrial Generic Technology Research Center for New Materials from Coal-Based Solid Wastes, Huainan 232001, China.

Yumin ZhangNational Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environment, Harbin 150001, China.

Funding

Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation 2308085ME152University Synergy Innovation Program of Anhui Province GXXT-2022-083

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Abstract

Solar-driven interfacial evaporation has emerged as a sustainable and highly efficient technology for seawater desalination, attracting considerable attention for its potential to address global water scarcity. However, challenges such as low evaporation rates and salt accumulation significantly hinder the performance and operational lifespan of evaporators. Here, we present an innovative Janus-structured evaporator featuring distinct operational mechanisms through the integration of a hydrophobic PVDF-HFP@PPy photothermal membrane and a hydrophilic PVA-CF@TA-Fe

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hydrogelinterface evaporationJanus-structured evaporatorsalt resistancesolar desalination

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PMID40422387

DOI10.3390/gels11050368

PMCPMC12111585

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