Theoretical evaluation of the evaporation rate of 2D solar-driven interfacial evaporation and of its large-scale application potential

2D solar-driven interfacial evaporation (2D SIE) is a low-cost, environmentally friendly water treatment solution. Studies have improved the performance of single-stage close to its upper bound in controlled environments. However, most critical parameter – rate was only assessed by laboratory-scale measurements and data are typically obtained under specific set conditions. Previous studies did not evaluate or modeled rates case changing environmental variables, for example, temperature, humidity, wind speed. To effectively utilize SIE technology at real scale understand potential different scenarios, spatial temporal variability parameters must be considered. preliminarily address this issue, we propose first model assessing systems Based on theoretical model, thus explore deployment globally. This study provided basis further development it discusses key information guide improvements design large-scale implementation.