Solar-driven evaporators for water treatment: challenges and opportunities
Shaolin Wu, Honglei Chen, Huali Wang, Xiaolan Chen, Hao‐Cheng Yang, Seth B. Darling
Abstract
Solar-driven evaporation is an emerging process to acquire freshwater from saline water or wastewater. The current review summarizes the major factors affecting the evaporation performance, including material selection, heat management, and scaling control.
Topics & Concepts
EvaporationEnvironmental scienceCurrent (fluid)WastewaterProcess (computing)Selection (genetic algorithm)ScalingProcess engineeringEnvironmental engineeringComputer scienceEngineeringMeteorologyGeographyOperating systemGeometryArtificial intelligenceMathematicsElectrical engineeringSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsMembrane Separation TechnologiesSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems