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Can photothermal enhanced photocatalytic composites treat wastewater with organic dyes?

The photothermal enhanced photocatalytic composites can treat wastewater with organic dyes under sunlight irradiation, achieving almost 100% removal efficiency. Fig. 17. Photocatalysis degradation based on solar water evaporators. (a) Bioinspired TiN/TiO 2 nanotube structures for solar water evaporation and degradation .

Can solar energy be used for desalination-power generation-cultivation Trinity?

Here we present an integrated desalination–power generation–cultivation trinity system. All from solar energy, we could obtain fresh water, electric power and crop cultivation media.

What is a tandem solar water-electricity generator?

Zhu’s group designed a monolithic tandem solar water–electricity generator to produce both freshwater and electricity by photothermal and photovoltaic processes (Figure 2 h). (28) Notably, the bottom evaporator serves as an evaporative cooler for the solar cell to increase its efficiency.

Can solar steam-driven reverse osmosis improve freshwater production?

The solar steam-driven reverse osmosis device reaches a water production rate as high as 81 kg m −2 h −1 under 12 sun illumination. Moreover, a theoretical model indicates that there still exists attractive room to further improve the freshwater output by optimizing the thermal insulation and expansion ratio of the device.

Can photocatalytic hydrogen evolution be enhanced by water vapor splitting?

The photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance can be enhanced through photocatalytic water vapor splitting, attributed to the accelerated adsorption thermodynamics of water vapor to photocatalysts and desorption kinetics of hydrogen gas.