University of California

Mathieu S Prevot

Omar M Yaghi

Eugene A Kapustin

Nikita Hanikel

Farhad Fathieh

Atmospheric water harvesting systems utilize a sorbent cartridge configured to hold water capture material. The sorbent cartridge is made up of a plurality of permeable trays and a plurality of spacers that are arranged to provide cross-flow for adsorption and desorption airflow pathways. The systems are used for harvesting water from surrounding air.

Atmospheric water harvesting system with cross-flow configuration

Atmospheric moisture harvester systems include two beds with water capture material, such as metal-organic framework (MOF), a heater, two fans, and a condenser having two sides, operatively configured into adsorption and desorption modes, wherein the MOF beds are interchangeable to cycle between the desorption and water adsorption modes. The systems may further include a photovoltaic panel powering the fans and condenser.

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Berkeley, CA, United States of America

Mathieu S Prevot