Water Harvesting: A Moisture‐Hungry Copper Complex Harvesting Air Moisture for Potable Water and Autonomous Urban Agriculture (Adv. Mater. 39/2020)
Jiachen Yang, Xueping Zhang, Hao Qu, Zhi Gen Yu, Yaoxin Zhang, Tze Jie Eey, Yong‐Wei Zhang, Swee Ching Tan
Abstract
In article number 2002936, Swee Ching Tan and co-workers report the synthesis of a moisture-hungry Cu-complex and use it for fabricating a “Smart Farm” device that can autonomously harvest atmospheric water during the night and release water during the day under natural sunlight. Driven by solar energy, the device enables self-sustaining irrigation, which can help to alleviate both water and food scarcity.
Topics & Concepts
MoistureIrrigationAgricultureMaterials sciencePotable waterWater scarcityEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental engineeringAgronomyEcologyComposite materialBiologySolar-Powered Water Purification Methods