High-yield, green and scalable methods for producing MOF-303 for water harvesting from desert air

Z Zheng, HL Nguyen, N Hanikel, KKY Li, Z Zhou… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are excellent candidates for water harvesting from desert
air. MOF-303 (Al (OH)(PZDC), where PZDC is 1-H-pyrazole-3, 5-dicarboxylate), a robust and …

Renewable energy systems for water desalination applications: A comprehensive review

SM Alawad, RB Mansour, FA Al-Sulaiman… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Renewable energy sources are expected to provide viable alternative solutions for water
desalination to address the issues of high-energy consumption and negative environmental …

Evolution of water structures in metal-organic frameworks for improved atmospheric water harvesting

N Hanikel, X Pei, S Chheda, H Lyu, WS Jeong, J Sauer… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Although the positions of water guests in porous crystals can be identified, determination of
their filling sequence remains challenging. We deciphered the water-filling mechanism for …

Photonic structures in radiative cooling

M Lee, G Kim, Y Jung, KR Pyun, J Lee… - Light: Science & …, 2023 - nature.com
Radiative cooling is a passive cooling technology without any energy consumption,
compared to conventional cooling technologies that require power sources and dump waste …

3D Printed Cellulose Nanofiber Aerogel Scaffold with Hierarchical Porous Structures for Fast Solar‐Driven Atmospheric Water Harvesting

P Zhu, Z Yu, H Sun, D Zheng, Y Zheng… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hygroscopic salt‐based composite sorbents are considered ideal candidates for solar‐
driven atmospheric water harvesting. The primary challenge for the sorbents lies in exposing …

Scalable super hygroscopic polymer films for sustainable moisture harvesting in arid environments

Y Guo, W Guan, C Lei, H Lu, W Shi, G Yu - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Extracting ubiquitous atmospheric water is a sustainable strategy to enable decentralized
access to safely managed water but remains challenging due to its limited daily water output …

Ultrahigh solar-driven atmospheric water production enabled by scalable rapid-cycling water harvester with vertically aligned nanocomposite sorbent

J Xu, T Li, T Yan, S Wu, M Wu, J Chao, X Huo… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Freshwater scarcity is a globally significant challenge threatening the development of
human society. Sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting offers an appealing way to …

Transitioning metal–organic frameworks from the laboratory to market through applied research

AM Wright, MT Kapelewski, S Marx, OK Farha… - Nature materials, 2024 - nature.com
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have captivated researchers for over 25 years, yet few
have successfully transitioned to commercial markets. This Perspective elucidates the …

In situ photodeposition of platinum clusters on a covalent organic framework for photocatalytic hydrogen production

Y Li, L Yang, H He, L Sun, H Wang, X Fang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Photocatalytic hydrogen production has been considered a promising approach to obtain
green hydrogen energy. Crystalline porous materials have arisen as key photocatalysts for …

Materials engineering for atmospheric water harvesting: progress and perspectives

H Lu, W Shi, Y Guo, W Guan, C Lei, G Yu - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) is emerging as a promising strategy to produce fresh
water from abundant airborne moisture to overcome the global clean water shortage. The …