Journal
ADVANCED MATERIALS
Volume 34, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202110079
Keywords
atmospheric water harvesting; clean water; hydrogels; moisture capture; water management
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- U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Atmospheric Water Extraction (AWE) Program [HR0011-20-C-0055]
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Atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) is a promising strategy to address the global clean water shortage by collecting water from the air. Recent advances in materials design have shown new possibilities for enhancing device performance. The key processes of AWH and the role of materials-water interactions in performance are discussed. Challenges and outlook for further improving AWH are highlighted.
Atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) is emerging as a promising strategy to produce fresh water from abundant airborne moisture to overcome the global clean water shortage. The ubiquitous moisture resources allow AWH to be free from geographical restrictions and potentially realize decentralized applications, making it a vital parallel or supplementary freshwater production approach to liquid water resource-based technologies. Recent advances in regulating chemical properties and micro/nanostructures of moisture-harvesting materials have demonstrated new possibilities to promote enhanced device performance and new understandings. This perspective aims to provide a timely overview on the state-of-the-art materials design and how they serve as the active components in AWH. First, the key processes of AWH, including vapor condensation, droplet nucleation, growth, and departure are outlined, and the desired material properties based on the fundamental mechanisms are discussed. Then, how tailoring materials-water interactions at the molecular level play a vital role in realizing high water uptake and low energy consumption is shown. Last, the challenges and outlook on further improving AWH from material designs and system engineering aspects are highlighted.
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