Advanced solar desalination on superwetting surfaces
Yu‐Qiong Luo, Lan Liu, Liurui Zhao, Jie Ju, Xi Yao
Abstract
This review summarizes recent progress on versatile roles of surface wettability in water vaporization, condensation, transport, and salt nucleation, growth, removal, and the overall energy/mass transfer efficiency in solar desalination systems.
Topics & Concepts
DesalinationSolar desalinationVaporizationCondensationWettingNucleationEnvironmental scienceMass transferSolar energyMaterials scienceProcess engineeringEngineering physicsEnvironmental engineeringChemical engineeringEngineeringChemistryMeteorologyPhysicsThermodynamicsElectrical engineeringBiochemistryMembraneSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsMembrane Separation TechnologiesSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems