Rapid Cycling and Exceptional Yield in a Metal-Organic Framework Water Harvester
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory · Kavli Energy NanoScience Institute · +3 more institutions
Abstract
In the Mojave Desert (in conditions as extreme as 10% RH, 27 °C), representing an improvement by 1 order of magnitude over previously reported devices. This study demonstrates that creating sorbents capable of rapid water sorption dynamics, rather than merely focusing on high water capacities, is crucial to reach water production on a scale matching human consumption.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 13.37
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 38
Authors
9- NHNikita Hanikel
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Kavli Energy NanoScience Institute, University of California, Berkeley
- MSMathieu S. Prévot
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Kavli Energy NanoScience Institute, University of California, Berkeley
- FFFarhad Fathieh
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Kavli Energy NanoScience Institute, University of California, Berkeley
- EAEugene A. Kapustin
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Kavli Energy NanoScience Institute, University of California, Berkeley
- HLHao Lyu
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Kavli Energy NanoScience Institute, University of California, Berkeley
Topics & keywords
- Rainwater harvesting
- Environmental science
- Sorption
- Water scarcity
- Sorbent
- Arid
- Humidity
- Adsorption
- Clean water and sanitation