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Potential of Atmospheric Water Harvesting in Arid Regions: Case Studies

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Atmospheric Water Harvesting Development and Challenges

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Abstract

Arid regions are classified on the basis of severe lack of available water which further affects the growth as well as the development of flora, fauna, and human life. The idea of recovering water from atmosphere has remained quite a problem in arid regions. AWH defined as atmospheric water harvesting, is a prominent way to overcome water scarcity. It is considered as an alternative source of fresh water regardless of the physical conditions prevailing in a certain area. Various techniques are used to harvest atmospheric water that comprises adsorption-based technology, fog collector, atmospheric water generator and few other models in other to harvest atmospheric water. In this chapter, our focus will mainly be based on potential behind harvesting atmospheric water in arid regions and we will be going through different case studies to have in-depth knowledge and information regarding it.

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Abbreviations

AWH:

Atmospheric water harvesting

AWG:

Atmospheric water generator

SWP:

Specific water production

SEC:

Specific energy consumption

RR:

Recovery ratio

RH:

Relative humidity

TEC:

Thermoelectric cooling

VCC:

Vapor compression cycle

PE:

Polyethylene foil

MHI:

Moisture harvesting index

SFC:

Standard fog collectors

SC:

Shading coefficient

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, GT Road, Amritsar Bypass, Jalandhar, Punjab, 144011, India

    Bharti Budhalakoti, Sameer Kumar Maurya, Kanchna Bhatrola & N. C. Kothiyal

  2. Department of Applied Sciences, CTIEMT, CT Group of Institutions, Jalandhar, Punjab, India

    Vaneet Kumar

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Budhalakoti, B., Maurya, S.K., Bhatrola, K., Kothiyal, N.C., Kumar, V. (2023). Potential of Atmospheric Water Harvesting in Arid Regions: Case Studies. In: Fosso-Kankeu, E., Al Alili, A., Mittal, H., Mamba, B. (eds) Atmospheric Water Harvesting Development and Challenges. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 122. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21746-3_6

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