A Brief Review of Emerging Strategies in Designing Interfacial Solar Steam Generation for Desalination, Water Purification, Power Generation, and Sea Farming

Hairus Abdullah; Hardy Shuwanto; Nadiya Ayu Astarini; Jenni Lie; Riski Titian Ginting; Meng Lin Tsai; Shao Ju Shih; Mika Sillanpää

doi:10.1021/acsaem.4c03384

A Brief Review of Emerging Strategies in Designing Interfacial Solar Steam Generation for Desalination, Water Purification, Power Generation, and Sea Farming

Hairus Abdullah, Hardy Shuwanto, Nadiya Ayu Astarini, Jenni Lie, Riski Titian Ginting, Meng Lin Tsai, Shao Ju Shih, Mika Sillanpää

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This work briefly reviews the basic concepts to develop low-cost interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG) for crucial applications such as desalination, water purification, power generation, and sea farming. It clarifies the existing problems with clean water and the shortcomings of water treatment technology available today. This work highlights the reasons for ISSG development; basic guidance on how this technology had been explored from bottom heating, bulk heating, and interfacial heating; the standard metrics on calculating the evaporator rate and efficiency; and the concepts of water and heat management in ISSG systems. Next, the concept of ISSG technology for desalination and water purification is presented by describing the material and structural design concepts to enhance solar evaporation rates and energy conversion efficiencies. Furthermore, a concise discussion is given on the additional potential of ISSG technology for marine farming and electricity generation. Lastly, forward-looking views of ISSG systems are offered to guide further research.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2663-2704
Number of pages	42
Journal	ACS Applied Energy Materials
Volume	8
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.4c03384
Publication status	Published - 10 Mar 2025
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Desalination
ISSG
Power Generation
Sea Farming
Water Purification

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Electrochemistry
Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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