Porous Materials for Atmospheric Water Harvesting

Shuai Zhang; Jingru Fu; Guolong Xing; Weidong Zhu; Teng Ben

doi:10.1002/open.202300046

Porous Materials for Atmospheric Water Harvesting

ChemistryOpen. 2023 May;12(5):e202300046. doi: 10.1002/open.202300046.

Authors

Shuai Zhang^{1

2}, Jingru Fu^{1

2}, Guolong Xing^{1

2}, Weidong Zhu^{1

2}, Teng Ben^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Zhejiang Engineering Laboratory for Green Syntheses and Applications of Fluorine-Containing Specialty Chemicals, Institute of Advanced Fluorine-Containing Materials, Zhejiang Normal University, 321004, Jinhua, China.
² Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, 321004, Jinhua, China.

Abstract

Atmospheric Water Harvesting (AWH) using porous adsorbents is emerging as a promising solution to combat water shortage. Thus, a clearer understanding of the developing trends and optimization strategies of different porous adsorbents can be extremely helpful. Therefore, in this concept, the different types of porous adsorbents and AWH devices are briefly introduced with a focus on the factors that influence the static and kinetic properties of porous adsorbents and their respective optimization strategies. In addition, the fast transport characteristics of water molecules in micropores are studied from the perspective of superfluidity as part of the analysis of the kinetic properties of porous adsorbents. Finally, the future development of porous materials for AWH and the accompanying challenges are summarized.

Keywords: atmospheric water harvesting; kinetic process; porous materials; superfluidity; water adsorption.

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