A Systematic Review on Solar-Driven Interfacial Evaporation for Desalination

Traditional literature reviews and state-of-art approaches have been a center of attention in assessing the progress of solar-driven interfacial evaporation for desalination (SDIED). Moreover, these approaches focused on the development of photothermal materials, structural design, and salt-resistant strategies. However, a quantitative analysis review on the progress of surface temperature, evaporation rate, and efficiency of the photothermal structure has scarcely been reported. Considering the quality, reliability, and transparency, a systematic review method was adopted in this study to quantitatively analyze the variables stated. The articles from 2016 to 2021 were considered for this review. The average surface temperature, evaporation rate, and efficiency determined were 44.68 °C, 1.53 kg m−2 h−1, and 83.95%, respectively, over 5 years of study. Moreover the higher the surface temperature of the solar absorber, the lower the evaporation rate and efficiency was realized.