{"id":5945,"date":"2022-11-16T18:23:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T18:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?p=5945"},"modified":"2024-07-17T18:24:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T18:24:57","slug":"atmospheric-water-harvesting-can-we-get-water-out-of-thin-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2022\/Q4\/atmospheric-water-harvesting-can-we-get-water-out-of-thin-air","title":{"rendered":"Atmospheric water harvesting: can we get water out of thin air?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"purdue-initial-words-wrap\"><p class=\"purdue-initial-words wp-block-paragraph\">WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. &mdash;<\/p> \n<p>Earth\u2019s atmosphere holds six times more fresh water than all its rivers combined. So, is it possible to harvest that water in areas where people have no other fresh water source? Purdue University mechanical engineering researchers have crunched the numbers and have data showing which atmospheric water harvesting methods work best in different regions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are four main methods for extracting water from the atmosphere, but each of these technologies is in different stages of development, making it difficult to compare their effectiveness, especially in varying conditions. The researchers\u2019 solution was to create a system of benchmarks based on ideal energy use and environmental conditions. This research has been published in&nbsp;Energy &amp; Environmental Science, and the team is currently working with a school in west Africa to test its methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLooking at&nbsp;the map, it\u2019s interesting that the areas where atmospheric water harvesting is most efficient are also places where water quality is a constant worry,\u201d said David Warsinger, assistant professor of mechanical engineering. \u201cPlaces like the Amazon, the Congo, India\/Bangladesh and Southeast Asia have great potential to reduce diseases caused by contaminated groundwater. Atmospheric water harvesting is not just about scarcity; it\u2019s about water quality as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information can be read on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/ME\/News\/2022\/atmospheric-water-harvesting-can-we-get-water-out-of-thin-air\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"note\" class=\"post-content__attribution \">\n    <div class=\"columns\"> \n                    <div class=\"column\"> \n                <p class=\"post-content__source\">\n                    <strong>Writer:<\/strong>\u00a0Jared Pike<br><strong>Media contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Kayla Wiles,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wiles5@purdue.edu\">wiles5@purdue.edu<\/a>                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. &mdash; Earth\u2019s atmosphere holds six times more fresh water than all its rivers combined. So, is it possible to harvest that water in areas where people have no other fresh water source? 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