From Humidity in the Air to Drinking Water
June 12, 2009 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Exposed!, Green Health, How To
Deserts are associated with high temperatures, cracked and parched soil, and little water. If any plants exist, they are usually few in number.
Mirages are more likely than oasis and drinking water is a scarce commodity. But some German scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB in Stuttgart think they might have the answer.
Working in collaboration with Logos Innovationen, the scientists have discovered a process that will convert air humidity into drinking water. And best of all, the process is energy-autonomous via thermal solar collectors, photovoltaic cells, and vacuum tanks.
Here’s how it works: A brine (salt) solution …read more
