Rational Design of Ordered‐Structured Biomass Aerogel for Solar Evaporation

作者：Yuanhong Lin, Yingying Zhang, Jiajun Liang, Zixuan Zeng, Mingle Li, Xiaoqiang Chen, Xiaojun Peng · 发表于：Advanced Functional Materials · 年份：2026 · DOI：10.1002/adfm.202531750 · 被引用次数：1 · 研究领域：Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods、Membrane Separation Technologies、Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity

ABSTRACT Solar‐driven interfacial water evaporation represents a green and energy‐efficient technology with immense potential for applications such as seawater desalination. Among various photothermal evaporators, biomass‐derived aerogels stand out as a particularly promising candidate, not only due to their inherent biocompatibility, biodegradability, and renewability but also the highly advantageous three‐dimensional porous structures they form. The controlled design of ordered architectures in these aerogels offers an ideal platform for facilitating efficient water transport, enhancing light absorption, and enabling rapid vapor escape. Nevertheless, a systematic review that comprehensively outlines the strategies and recent advances in the ordered structural regulation of biomass aerogels for solar evaporation remains lacking. To address this gap, this review begins by systematically introducing the bio‐based materials used in aerogel fabrication, highlighting the distinctive benefits of biomass in the design of solar evaporators. It then categorizes the types of photothermal materials compatible with aerogel‐based evaporators from the perspective of photothermal conversion mechanisms. Furthermore, the review elaborates on the design principles for constructing biomass aerogels with ordered structures, with a dedicated focus on structural optimization strategies. Additionally, it provides a comprehensive overview of the latest advances in biomass aerogel evaporators for so...