MXene aerogel for efficient photothermally driven membrane distillation with dual-mode antimicrobial capability

Abstract

Solar-driven desalination, which involves the conversion of solar energy to heat for freshwater generation, has been recognized as an attractive and sustainable desalination technology to alleviate freshwater shortage. In particular,...

Recent Advances in MXene‐Based Aerogels: Fabrication, Performance and Application

“…[144] To retard the spontaneous oxidation of MXene, Cao et al prepared an intriguing example of air-stable tridecafluoro-1,1,2,2tetrahydrooctyl-trichlorosilane (FTCS)-treated MXene/ PVA/hydroxyapatite (HA) composite aerogels. [145] The FTCS and d) the corresponding distribution of the normalized current change on the sensing array. Reproduced with permission.…”

A self-regenerating 3D sponge evaporator with a tunable porous structure for efficient solar desalination

“…The use of the solar-driven thermal distillation technique to generate clean water from salt, brine, and contaminated water can be traced back to a very early stage in human history until now. [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] However, only water itself typically exhibits low evaporation rates in the range of 0.2-0.5 kg m À2 h À1 partly due to low energy conversion (<50%) under one sun irradiation. [17][18][19][20][21] As such, devices with better photothermal conversion ability, or solar evaporators, have been developed to improve the rate of evaporation and energy conversion efficiency.…”

Oak-inspired anti-biofouling shape-memory unidirectional scaffolds with stable solar water evaporation performance

“…Besides the abiotic pollutants, biofouling induced by microorganisms is another critical constraint for the durability of water treatment materials and plants. 27,28 Our previous investigation has showed that biomimetic aerogels with the anti-biofouling design could prevent a sharp decrease in water evaporation rates by inhibiting the clogging of pores. 29 Despite prokaryotic microbes, natural water was also occupied by numerous eukaryotic microbes such as fungus, which equally account for the formation of biofilms on water purifiers.…”