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  • Environmental Science
  • Chemical Engineering

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  • Global water scarcity necessitates innovative freshwater access technologies.
  • Sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting (SAWH) shows promise but faces challenges with adsorbent capacity, energy use, and stability.
  • Existing biomass adsorbents often lack the required performance for efficient water harvesting.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a high-performance composite material for efficient and stable sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting (SAWH).
  • To address limitations of low water uptake, high energy consumption, and poor cycle stability in current SAWH technologies.
  • To create a sustainable and scalable solution for freshwater generation from atmospheric moisture.

Main Methods:

  • Co-incorporation of a poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/polyacrylic acid (PNipam/PAA) network with lithium chloride (LiCl) into delignified wood (DW).
  • Utilizing the delignified wood skeleton as a host to enhance water transport, storage, and material stability.
  • Fabrication of an automated, continuous, solar-powered atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) device.

Main Results:

  • The resulting PNADW-LiCl composite exhibited high water absorption (0.998 g/g) and rapid sorption kinetics at 70% relative humidity.
  • The material demonstrated stable performance over 10 absorption-desorption cycles, overcoming structural deterioration issues.
  • The solar-powered AWH device achieved a water production rate of 2.631 L/kg·day in outdoor testing, significantly outperforming existing methods.

Conclusions:

  • The developed delignified wood-based composite material offers a highly efficient and stable solution for SAWH.
  • This approach provides valuable insights for designing next-generation sustainable atmospheric water harvesting materials and systems.
  • The technology presents a viable pathway towards overcoming geographical limitations in freshwater access.