Department of Energy, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129, Torino, Italy.
Clean Water Center, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, Torino, 10129, Italy.
Nat Commun. 2022 Oct 3;13(1):5813. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-33533-0.
Recent studies in passive solar-driven evaporative technologies have introduced a plethora of new materials and devices which promise higher economic and environmental sustainability in water treatment. However, many challenges remain for the effective adoption of such technologies. Here, we identify three main pillars and the corresponding issues which future research activities should focus on to bring the proposed solutions to the next maturity level. Specifically, our analysis focuses on standards for comparing productivity, strategies to overcome the single stage limit, scalability and robustness.
最近的被动式太阳能蒸发技术研究引入了大量的新材料和装置,有望在水处理方面实现更高的经济和环境可持续性。然而,这些技术的有效采用仍然面临许多挑战。在这里,我们确定了三个主要支柱以及相应的问题,未来的研究活动应该集中在这些问题上,以使提出的解决方案达到下一个成熟度水平。具体来说,我们的分析侧重于比较生产力的标准、克服单级限制的策略、可扩展性和鲁棒性。