A comprehensive review on performance improvement of solar desalination with applications of heat pipes

Advanced nanostructured materials in solar interfacial steam generation and desalination against pathogens: combatting microbial-contaminants in water – a critical review

“…Most reviews in both systems focused on the type of material, as the materials are the cornerstone of fabricating a highly efficient structure. In recent years innumerable studies have reviewed solar stills in terms of the type of materials, [13][14][15][16][17][18][19] cooling and heating methods, [20][21][22][23][24] designs and geometries, [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] modeling and optimization, [33][34][35] economic and cost analysis, [36][37][38] thermodynamic parameters, [39][40][41][42] integration with different collectors and heat exchanger [43][44][45][46][47][48][49] and effect of climate parameters. 50,51 Moreover, in the last decade, countless studies in solar interfacial evaporators reviewed the use of different types of materials, [52][53][54][55][56][57][58]…”

“…Most reviews in both systems focused on the type of material, as the materials are the cornerstone of fabricating a highly efficient structure. In recent years innumerable studies have reviewed solar stills in terms of the type of materials, 13–19 cooling and heating methods, 20–24 designs and geometries, 25–32 modeling and optimization, 33–35 economic and cost analysis, 36–38 thermodynamic parameters, 39–42 integration with different collectors and heat exchanger 43–49 and effect of climate parameters. 50,51 Moreover, in the last decade, countless studies in solar interfacial evaporators reviewed the use of different types of materials, 52–61 strategies for salt management, 62–67 energy utilization and management, 68–70 applications and integration, 71–74 sterilization, 75 examining the light effect intensity, 76 design and fabrication methods 77–80 and simultaneous photocatalytic activity.…”

Thermal comparison of mono-facial and bi-facial photovoltaic cells considering the effect of TPT layer absorptivity

“…drying [14], and desalination [15]. Accordingly, solar energy has significantly contributed to several sustainable development goals (SDGs), such as SDG-6 (clean water and sanitation) SDG-7 (clean energy), SDG-11 (sustainable cities and environment), and SDG-13 (climate action) [16].…”

Thermal and hydrodynamic performance of an improved passive solar water heater equipped with asymmetric U-type evacuated tubes

“…Kumar et al (2022) and Vedanarayanan et al (2022) analyzed the recent developments of solar-driven active and passive solar still with thermal energy storage. Shoeibi et al (2022) reviewed the performance of solar desalination systems with evacuated tubes, heat pipes and pulsating heat pipes. The focus was on the comparison of working fluid and economic benefits.…”