Atmospheric Water Harvesting panel and dew irrigation system

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Here's the idea:

Nanochloropsis/other microalgae genus with an appropriate endemic strain (grown in brine 'wastewater' from 'Redox Flow Desalination' of seawater, in long raceway ponds)->dried->pelletised->Charcell 3 or 4 (or other suitable biochar kiln)->pyrolysis->Biochar pellets (CDR credits)->(process heat from Pyrolysis->steam activator)->steam activated Biochar pellets->milled->biochar powder + organic linkers + Manganese (Mn) (eg. 'One pot' or 'ball milling')->biochar-Mn Metal Organic Framework (MOF) (tunable hydrophilicity switching) -> Atmospheric Water Harvesting (AWH) panels->spent media at end of lifecycle (?years, relative to climate zone eg. semi-arid, arid, and climate change)->soil, for growing system (variable amount of 'toxicity' to soil food web, could work as a "dew irrigation" system)/permanent Carbon sink

Here's some eye watering AI intel from perplexity.ai 'Research' using web and academic sources. 

Searches:

steam activated biochar Mn MOF for AWH panels

is Mn-MOF non-toxic to soil

does biochar Mn MOF show hydrophilicity switching

Conclusion

"Biochar Mn-MOF composites do exhibit hydrophilicity switching, arising from the interplay of MOF framework flexibility (breathing), stepped water adsorption behavior, and biochar surface wettability transitions. This switching is advantageous for AWH applications, enabling efficient water capture at low humidity and facile release upon heating. The switching threshold can be tuned through synthesis parameters including activation temperature, MOF linker selection, composite ratio, and defect engineering. Understanding and optimizing this switching behavior is key to maximizing the daily water production capacity of MOF-biochar AWH panels operating across variable ambient conditions."

Here's the next prompt: "steam activated microalgae biochar Mn MOF for AWH

Conclusion

"Steam-activated microalgae biochar integrated with Mn-MOFs represents an advanced AWH material leveraging the unique compositional advantages of algae biomass—particularly high nitrogen and oxygen content, beneficial mineral ash, and protein-derived functional groups. The nitrogen self-doping capability creates multi-site water adsorption chemistry complementing Mn-MOF coordination sites, while steam activation develops hierarchical porosity enabling efficient water transport. The resulting composite exhibits stepped water isotherms ideal for AWH across variable humidity conditions, with enhanced photothermal properties facilitating solar-driven desorption. Integration of algae cultivation with wastewater treatment and the carbon-negative lifecycle position this material system as both high-performance and environmentally sustainable for addressing global water scarcity through atmospheric water harvesting panels."

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