Chu Aqiang, Zhang Shenxiang, Jin Jian
State Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Interfacial Materials Science, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Materials, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
Adv Mater. 2025 May 15:e2505656. doi: 10.1002/adma.202505656.
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) has emerged as a transformative technology for clean water generation by localizing solar-thermal energy conversion at the air-liquid interface. Beyond water production, recent advancements reveal its potential as a pivotal platform for addressing the challenges in resource reclamation and environmental sustainability. Drawing inspiration from plant transpiration mechanisms, particularly ion-selective absorption, long-distance transport, and bioactive enrichment, this review systematically examines bioinspired SDIE architectures that synergistically integrate membrane separation, adsorption, and photocatalytic processes. The recent progress is summarized across three tiers: 1) structural biomimetics replicating natural plants, 2) functional hybridization coupling complementary purification mechanisms, and 3) hierarchical integration of multi-process cascades. The review highlights the recent progress in material innovation and structure design to expand its function. Furthermore, implementation frameworks addressing interfacial engineering, process optimization, and system durability are proposed to bridge lab-scale prototypes with practical applications. The future prospects are also outlined for multifunctional SDIE technologies to address water-energy-resource interdependency, advancing their role in sustainable environmental management.
太阳能驱动的界面蒸发（SDIE）已成为一种变革性技术，通过将太阳能-热能转换定位在气-液界面来生产清洁水。除了水的生产，最近的进展表明它作为解决资源回收和环境可持续性挑战的关键平台具有潜力。本文从植物蒸腾机制，特别是离子选择性吸收、长距离运输和生物活性富集获得灵感，系统地研究了受生物启发的SDIE架构，这些架构协同整合了膜分离、吸附和光催化过程。最近的进展总结为三个层次：1）复制天然植物的结构仿生；2）耦合互补净化机制的功能杂交；3）多过程级联的分层整合。本文综述突出了材料创新和结构设计方面的最新进展，以扩展其功能。此外，还提出了涉及界面工程、工艺优化和系统耐久性的实施框架，以弥合实验室规模的原型与实际应用之间的差距。还概述了多功能SDIE技术的未来前景，以解决水-能源-资源的相互依存关系，提升它们在可持续环境管理中的作用。
