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ArticleNature communications2026

Confined water-selective highways in a densified photothermal membrane enable ultrafast purification of complex wastewater.

Jie Li, Qiang Jia, Shijie Xing, Jingtao Bi, Lei Wang, Zhiyuan Guo, Jing Wang, Panpan Zhang, Zhi-Yong Ji, Liangti Qu

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Jie LiEngineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization Technology of Ministry of Education, Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China.
Qiang JiaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China.
Shijie XingEngineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization Technology of Ministry of Education, Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China.
Jingtao BiEngineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization Technology of Ministry of Education, Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9865-9425
Lei WangEngineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization Technology of Ministry of Education, Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China.
Zhiyuan GuoEngineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization Technology of Ministry of Education, Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China.
Jing WangEngineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization Technology of Ministry of Education, Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China.
Panpan ZhangEngineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization Technology of Ministry of Education, Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China. zhangpanpan@hebut.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0525-9006
Zhi-Yong JiEngineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization Technology of Ministry of Education, Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China. jizhiyong@hebut.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7350-0052
Liangti QuKey Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. lqu@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0161-3816

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22575074, U23A20119
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Abstract

Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) is a sustainable, carbon-neutral approach for freshwater production. Nevertheless, achieving both high evaporation rates and efficient removal remains challenging, especially for wastewater enriched with concentrated ions and strongly polar volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from chemical and electronics manufacturing. Here, we report the confined water-selective highways within a densified photothermal membrane (DPM) for ultrafast purification of such complex wastewater. Through mechanical compression and the rational selection of hydrophilic polymers, DPM's interlayer nanostructures and chemical environments are engineered with molecular precision. Due to the synergistic effect of steric hindrance and chemical selectivity, this structure enables preferential water transport while effectively excluding highly concentrated ions and strongly polar VOCs. DPM exhibits a high water evaporation rate of 2.58 kg m

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