Harvesting water from air using adsorption material – Prototype and experimental results
<p dir="ltr">Drinking water resources have always been limited in the gulf region of the Middle East and other desert regions around the world. In attempt to provide viable supplement, a device that harvests clean drinking water from air is designed, built and tested. The operation o...
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| author | Ahmad K. Sleiti (14778229) |
| author2 | Hamza Al-Khawaja (17058099) Hassan Al-Khawaja (17058102) Mohammed Al-Ali (17058105) |
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| author_facet | Ahmad K. Sleiti (14778229) Hamza Al-Khawaja (17058099) Hassan Al-Khawaja (17058102) Mohammed Al-Ali (17058105) |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Ahmad K. Sleiti (14778229) Hamza Al-Khawaja (17058099) Hassan Al-Khawaja (17058102) Mohammed Al-Ali (17058105) |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2021-02-15T00:00:00Z |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117921 |
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| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Engineering Chemical engineering Environmental engineering Materials engineering Air water harvesting Adsorption based atmospheric water harvesting Water harvester Test setup Condensation |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Harvesting water from air using adsorption material – Prototype and experimental results |
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| description | <p dir="ltr">Drinking water resources have always been limited in the gulf region of the Middle East and other desert regions around the world. In attempt to provide viable supplement, a device that harvests clean drinking water from air is designed, built and tested. The operation of the device is based on harvesting water naturally from air using adsorption materials. The prototype of this device consists of sorbent (silica gel is used in this study) exposed to radiant flux, water sorbent unit, condenser and reflector. Experimental studies of production of fresh water from air in controlled indoor environment have been carried out using the prototype. Several experimental tests were conducted under the conditions of 22 °C ambient temperature, a range of relative humidity (RH) from 30 to 60%, a range of silica gel thickness from 25 to 35 mm, surface area to volume ratio from 0.29 to 0.4 and radiant heat flux range from 509 to 556 W/m<sup>2</sup>. The prototype was able to produce up to 159 g of water per 1 kg of silica gel in a 12 h cycle when exposed to 556 W/m<sup>2</sup> radiant flux. In terms of per one day (24 h), the harvester can produce 800 mL of water with an overall efficiency of 50% for 25 mm silica layer thickness. Increasing the relative humidity speeds up the adsorption cycle and increases the water capture, release and collection rates. The system can be improved by adding multiple layers of sorbent stacked on top of each other and by using sorbents with improved adsorption and desorption properties.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Separation and Purification Technology<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117921" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117921</a></p> |
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| spelling | Harvesting water from air using adsorption material – Prototype and experimental resultsAhmad K. Sleiti (14778229)Hamza Al-Khawaja (17058099)Hassan Al-Khawaja (17058102)Mohammed Al-Ali (17058105)EngineeringChemical engineeringEnvironmental engineeringMaterials engineeringAir water harvestingAdsorption based atmospheric waterharvestingWater harvesterTest setupCondensation<p dir="ltr">Drinking water resources have always been limited in the gulf region of the Middle East and other desert regions around the world. In attempt to provide viable supplement, a device that harvests clean drinking water from air is designed, built and tested. The operation of the device is based on harvesting water naturally from air using adsorption materials. The prototype of this device consists of sorbent (silica gel is used in this study) exposed to radiant flux, water sorbent unit, condenser and reflector. Experimental studies of production of fresh water from air in controlled indoor environment have been carried out using the prototype. Several experimental tests were conducted under the conditions of 22 °C ambient temperature, a range of relative humidity (RH) from 30 to 60%, a range of silica gel thickness from 25 to 35 mm, surface area to volume ratio from 0.29 to 0.4 and radiant heat flux range from 509 to 556 W/m<sup>2</sup>. The prototype was able to produce up to 159 g of water per 1 kg of silica gel in a 12 h cycle when exposed to 556 W/m<sup>2</sup> radiant flux. In terms of per one day (24 h), the harvester can produce 800 mL of water with an overall efficiency of 50% for 25 mm silica layer thickness. Increasing the relative humidity speeds up the adsorption cycle and increases the water capture, release and collection rates. The system can be improved by adding multiple layers of sorbent stacked on top of each other and by using sorbents with improved adsorption and desorption properties.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Separation and Purification Technology<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117921" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117921</a></p>2021-02-15T00:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117921https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Harvesting_water_from_air_using_adsorption_material_Prototype_and_experimental_results/24210729CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/242107292021-02-15T00:00:00Z |
| spellingShingle | Harvesting water from air using adsorption material – Prototype and experimental results Ahmad K. Sleiti (14778229) Engineering Chemical engineering Environmental engineering Materials engineering Air water harvesting Adsorption based atmospheric water harvesting Water harvester Test setup Condensation |
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| title | Harvesting water from air using adsorption material – Prototype and experimental results |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Harvesting water from air using adsorption material – Prototype and experimental results |
| title_short | Harvesting water from air using adsorption material – Prototype and experimental results |
| title_sort | Harvesting water from air using adsorption material – Prototype and experimental results |
| topic | Engineering Chemical engineering Environmental engineering Materials engineering Air water harvesting Adsorption based atmospheric water harvesting Water harvester Test setup Condensation |