285 grams of water can be gathered per kilogram of the metal-organic framework (MOF) in a single day.
projects in the year 2050 that almost 5 billion people on our planet will experience some kind of water stress for a significant part of the year. This is quite relevant to harnessing a new source of water," said Omar Yaghi, the Berkeley chemistry professor who invented and is leading this study.According to scientists, alternative materials like hydrogels, zeolites, or salts fail to function simultaneously under low-humidity circumstances, efficiently use energy, and have a large capacity.
Data science and machine learning are being used by specialists at the Bakar Institute of Digital Materials for the Planet of the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society to speed up and scale the creation of these molecules, materials, and devices. The methods used are quite effective at collecting water; 85 to 90% of the water it collects as air vapor is released as drinking water. Up to 285 grams of water, or one cup of water, may be gathered per kilogram of the metal-organic framework in a single day. Without replenishment or modification, the MOF can continue to work for numerous cycles over many years. The MOF can be sustainably disassembled and rebuilt in water with no discharge at the end of its useful life.
According to the researchers, it's compact in dimensions compared to the previous MOF-powered harvesters and can fit in a handbag. "Despite the size change, the device is even more energy-efficient. It produced 200 grams of clean water per square meter of water vapor, more than three-fold the water productivity rate of an earlier iteration by Yaghi’s team of a MOF-powered harvester."
The researchers are aiming to develop the system further for efficiency, size, and scale to further the widespread adoption of household-based MOF-powered water harvesters, and community-scale water harvesters, with the help of data science and machine learning. "Those could be in kitchens or even next to air conditioners to supply homes with clean water for cooking and cleaning. Some companies are already working on this," said Yaghi.
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