Water harvesting from air with metal-organic frameworks powered by natural sunlight

• Autores: Hyunho Kim, Sungwoo Yang, Sameer R. Rao
• Localización: Science, ISSN 0036-8075, Vol. 356, Nº 6336, 2017, págs. 430-434
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Atmospheric water is a resource equivalent to ~10% of all fresh water in lakes on Earth. However, an efficient process for capturing and delivering water from air, especially at low humidity levels (down to 20%), has not been developed. We report the design and demonstration of a device based on a porous metal-organic framework {MOF-801, [Zr6O4(OH)4(fumarate)6]} that captures water from the atmosphere at ambient conditions by using low-grade heat from natural sunlight at a flux of less than 1 sun (1 kilowatt per square meter). This device is capable of harvesting 2.8 liters of water per kilogram of MOF daily at relative humidity levels as low as 20% and requires no additional input of energy.