There is nearly as much water in the atmosphere, at any one time, as in lakes and rivers on our planet. Almost one-third of the world population lives in water stressed regions and/or suffer from lack of clean water. We advance a solution based on MOFs capturing water from the atmosphere especially in arid regions at low humidity (down to 10% R.H.) and providing ultra-pure water using ambient sunlight. Laboratory and desert prototype experiments reveal that unlike other materials, practical and energy efficient water production is possible, and that the vision of personalized, off-grid, and mobile water systems are entirely within our reach.

Metal-organic frameworks for practical water harvesting from desert air

2019 Fall National Meeting

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