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ArticleAdvanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2026

A Porous Interfacial Photothermal Layer of Fused Core-Shell Carbon-Polymer Nanospheres for Directional Salt Crystallization and Zero-Liquid-Discharge.

Haokun Shen, Shudi Mao, Xin Stella Zhang, Yihan Shi, Ying Long, Casey Onggowarsito, An Feng, Yuqing Yang, Jiawang Song, Leonard Tijing and 2 more

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Article in Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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12 authors.

Haokun ShenSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia.
Shudi MaoCentre For Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4761-4670
Xin Stella ZhangCentre For Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia.
Yihan ShiCentre For Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia.
Ying LongCentre For Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia.
Casey OnggowarsitoCentre For Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia.
An FengCentre For Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8444-798X
Yuqing YangCentre For Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia.
Jiawang SongCentre For Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia.
Leonard TijingCentre For Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia.
Jiangtao XuSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia.
Qiang FuCentre For Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4012-330X

Funding

Australian Research Council DP210101904Australian Research Council DP250101401Australian Research Council DP250102613
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interfacial solar evaporation offers a sustainable route for freshwater production; however, effective zero-liquid-discharge (ZLD) operation under hypersaline conditions remains fundamentally challenging because high salinity suppresses water activity and vapor pressure while intensifying coupled heat, mass, and salt management. Herein, we report a hierarchical hydrogel evaporator featuring a thin, porous interfacial photothermal layer composed of fused core-shell carbon-polymer nanospheres, fabricated via interfacial precipitation polymerization. The surface-confined photothermal layer ensures effective thermal confinement and abundant liquid-vapor interfaces, while the underlying hydrogel matrix sustains continuous water replenishment, delivering an exceptional evaporation rate of 6.2 kg m

Indexed as

brine desalinationinterfacial precipitation polymerizationinterfacial solar evaporationmineral recoverypéclet numberzero‐liquid‐discharge

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PMID42351337
PMCPMC13431731

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