Corrigendum to “Advancing water collection efficiency in hybrid solar evaporators: Key factors, strategic innovations, and synergistic applications” [Mater. Sci. Eng.: R: Rep. 165 (2025) 101018]

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dc.contributor.authorArshad , Naila
dc.contributor.authorAhmed ,Iftikhar
dc.contributor.authorMaqsood ,Ghazala
dc.contributor.authorETAL..
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-20T09:18:33Z
dc.date.available2026-01-20T09:18:33Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.descriptionWater, fuel, and energy are essential resources for human survival in the twenty-first century. However, global warming, rapid industrialization, population growth, and urbanization are disrupting the balance between demand and consumption, threatening their availability. Currently, 1.8–2.9 billion people worldwide face acute freshwater shortages for at least four months annually, while fossil fuels are rapidly depleting [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]. The situation is expected to worsen, with global freshwater consumption projected to increase by 19 % by 2050, putting 75 % of the world's population at risk of water scarcity [6]. Moreover, the increasing demand for fuel consumption necessitates reliable, long-lasting, and economical resources. To address these challenges, it is crucial to identify and harness reliable natural sources, ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come. Seawater desalination is considered one of the most effective solutions to address the imminent water crisis for decades, as saline oceans cover the Earth’s 70 % part [7], [8]. Multiple efforts have been devoted to desalinating seawater, such as reverse osmosis [9], [10], membrane filtration [11], [12], and thermal distillation [13], [14]. However, the intricate infrastructure, high cost, climatic concerns, and aggravating energy crisis rendered them unsuitable for utilization in remote locations [15]. In contrast, emerging interfacial solar steam generation technology has gained massive interest due to its ubiquitous green energy, sustainable source, nature-inspired excellent evaporation rates, and hybrid systems that aim to simultaneously solve water and energy crises [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22].
dc.description.abstractSolar-driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) technique is a sustainable approach that utilizes solar energy to produce steam, thus addressing freshwater scarcity. Despite several earlier research investigations, claims beyond the theoretical limit were raised due to limitations in solar-to-vapor and condensate efficiency, which remain under debate. Even under superlative conditions, low condensate and energy losses persist, indicating that the system's efficiency will never reach > 100 %. This review primarily analyzes the theoretical values of evaporation rate, structural configurations, strategic approaches, and physical factors influencing condensate yields in the SDIE process. Using a theoretical energy distribution framework, this study identifies mechanisms driving conversion efficiency and condensate rate beyond equilibrium predictions, e.g., phase change process, and vapor-liquid equilibrium. Low water collection efficiency in condensation systems, driven by poor thermal management and inadequate surface designs, demands interfacial engineering strategies such as hydrophobic/hydrophilic coatings to enhance latent heat recovery and condensate yields, as briefly examined in this review. It emphasizes misconceptions about efficiencies beyond theoretical limits, purification challenges, and complementary applications while guiding researchers to provide plausible explanations for breakthroughs under specific and established reference conditions. Keywords: Rock fractures. Thermal effects, Shear behavior, Compressive behavior en
dc.identifier.citationIrshad, M. S., Arshad, N., Maqsood, G., Ahmed, I., Shakoor, B., Asghar, M. S., ... & Wang, X. (2025). Corrigendum to “Advancing water collection efficiency in hybrid solar evaporators: Key factors, strategic innovations, and synergistic applications”[Mater. Sci. Eng.: R: Rep. 165 (2025) 101018]. Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 101069.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.mser.2025.101069
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.adu.ac.ae/handle/1/8027
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd
dc.titleCorrigendum to “Advancing water collection efficiency in hybrid solar evaporators: Key factors, strategic innovations, and synergistic applications” [Mater. Sci. Eng.: R: Rep. 165 (2025) 101018]
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