Tillandsia-Inspired Composite Materials for Atmospheric Water Harvesting

Feng, A; Mao, S; Onggowarsito, C; Naidu, G; Li, W; Fu, Q

Tillandsia-Inspired Composite Materials for Atmospheric Water Harvesting

Feng, A Mao, S

Onggowarsito, C

Naidu, G Li, W Fu, Q

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Publisher:: AMER CHEMICAL SOC
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 2023, 11, (15), pp. 5819-5825
Issue Date:: 2023-04-17

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dc.contributor.author	Feng, A
dc.contributor.author	Mao, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4761-4670
dc.contributor.author	Onggowarsito, C https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8962-7971
dc.contributor.author	Naidu, G
dc.contributor.author	Li, W
dc.contributor.author	Fu, Q https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4012-330X
dc.date.accessioned	2023-11-20T03:50:04Z
dc.date.available	2023-11-20T03:50:04Z
dc.date.issued	2023-04-17
dc.identifier.citation	ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 2023, 11, (15), pp. 5819-5825
dc.identifier.issn	2168-0485
dc.identifier.issn	2168-0485
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/173486
dc.description.abstract	Atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) is a potentially promising small-scale approach to alleviate the water crisis in arid or semiarid regions. Inspired by the asymmetric structure of tillandsia leaves, a plant species native to semiarid regions, we report the development of a bioinspired composite (BiC) to draw moisture for AWH applications. With the advent of the post-COVID era, the nonwoven materials in used masks are discarded, landfilled, or incinerated along with the masks as medical waste, and the negative impact on the environment is inevitable. The nonwoven sheet has porosity, softness, and certain mechanical strength. We innovatively developed BiCs, immobilizing hygroscopic salt with a nonwoven mask for fast vapor liquefaction and using a polymer network to store water. The resulting BiC material manages to achieve a high-water adsorption capacity of 1.24 g g-1 under a low-moderate humidity environment and a high-water release ratio of ca. 90% without the use of photothermal materials, while maintaining high structural integrity in cyclic testing.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	AMER CHEMICAL SOC
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT180100312
dc.relation.ispartof	ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c00135
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	0301 Analytical Chemistry, 0502 Environmental Science and Management, 0904 Chemical Engineering
dc.subject.classification	3401 Analytical chemistry
dc.subject.classification	4004 Chemical engineering
dc.title	Tillandsia-Inspired Composite Materials for Atmospheric Water Harvesting
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	11
utslib.for	0301 Analytical Chemistry
utslib.for	0502 Environmental Science and Management
utslib.for	0904 Chemical Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2023-11-20T03:50:03Z
pubs.issue	15
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	11
utslib.citation.issue	15

Abstract:

Atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) is a potentially promising small-scale approach to alleviate the water crisis in arid or semiarid regions. Inspired by the asymmetric structure of tillandsia leaves, a plant species native to semiarid regions, we report the development of a bioinspired composite (BiC) to draw moisture for AWH applications. With the advent of the post-COVID era, the nonwoven materials in used masks are discarded, landfilled, or incinerated along with the masks as medical waste, and the negative impact on the environment is inevitable. The nonwoven sheet has porosity, softness, and certain mechanical strength. We innovatively developed BiCs, immobilizing hygroscopic salt with a nonwoven mask for fast vapor liquefaction and using a polymer network to store water. The resulting BiC material manages to achieve a high-water adsorption capacity of 1.24 g g-1 under a low-moderate humidity environment and a high-water release ratio of ca. 90% without the use of photothermal materials, while maintaining high structural integrity in cyclic testing.

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