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Title: Sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting device

Abstract

A water-harvesting system can operate with a material that can take up and release water with minimum energy requirements and powered by low-grade energy sources, such as sunlight, in order to potentially allow its deployment into households, especially those located in sunny regions. A water-harvesting method and system can include vapor adsorption using a porous metal-organic framework. In certain embodiments, the porous metal-organic framework can include metal-organic framework in ambient air with low relative humidity, typical of the levels found in most dry regions of the world.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1650851
Patent Number(s):
10640954
Application Number:
15/828,397
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
DOE Contract Number:  
AR0000185
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 11/30/2017
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Citation Formats

Kim, Hyunho, Yang, Sungwoo, Narayanan, Shankar, Umans, Ari Samuel, Wang, Evelyn N., and Rao, Sameer R. Sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting device. United States: N. p., 2020. Web.
Kim, Hyunho, Yang, Sungwoo, Narayanan, Shankar, Umans, Ari Samuel, Wang, Evelyn N., & Rao, Sameer R. Sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting device. United States.
Kim, Hyunho, Yang, Sungwoo, Narayanan, Shankar, Umans, Ari Samuel, Wang, Evelyn N., and Rao, Sameer R. Tue . "Sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting device". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1650851.
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author = {Kim, Hyunho and Yang, Sungwoo and Narayanan, Shankar and Umans, Ari Samuel and Wang, Evelyn N. and Rao, Sameer R.},
abstractNote = {A water-harvesting system can operate with a material that can take up and release water with minimum energy requirements and powered by low-grade energy sources, such as sunlight, in order to potentially allow its deployment into households, especially those located in sunny regions. A water-harvesting method and system can include vapor adsorption using a porous metal-organic framework. In certain embodiments, the porous metal-organic framework can include metal-organic framework in ambient air with low relative humidity, typical of the levels found in most dry regions of the world.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {2020},
month = {5}
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