常规蒸发、蒸馏过程比较低效，界面增强蒸发、蒸馏将革新传统液-汽转化过程，突破传统热蒸馏、海水淡化方式。课题组创新材料设计与制备，诱导水分子在微观界面的重新分布，开发了系列高效界面水蒸发材料，增强界面热利用和管理，有效降低能耗，大幅提升蒸发效率，实现了高效海水淡化、盐碱水纯化、污水净化、甚至空气中水汽的收集。同时，也设计了全新的界面蒸发蒸馏装置，实现了超节能的光热/电热水清洁及海水淡化装备系统，为水资源短缺问题提供了独特解决方案。

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