Research Progress in Cellulose-Based Materials for Interfacial Water Evaporation and Their Applications
The scarcity of freshwater resources is severely impacting human survival and development.Utilizing solar evap-oration technology to convert seawater into freshwater is a crucial approach to addressing water scarcity in China.Cellulose,as a substrate material for solar evaporators,offers not only environmental benefits but also plays multiple roles in photo-thermal conversion and evaporation processes.Therefore,it holds significant potential in the field of seawater desalination.This article briefly introduces photothermal and substrate materials,focusing on the research progress of different forms of cellulose materials(such as aerogels,membranes,paper,cotton fabrics,and foams)as substrate materials in interfacial water evaporation.The limitations of their applications and future research directions are also discussed.
interfacial water evaporationcellulose-basedphotothermal conversionseawater desalination