Phys.org September 19, 2022
Atmospheric moisture exploitation (AME) technology has emerged as a promising alternative solution to improve the unbalanced supply-and-demand relationship between reducing essential resources (particularly energy and freshwater) and growing population. Hygroscopic polymer gels (HPGs) are regarded as desirable materials for AME owing to their considerable hygroscopicity, highly tunable structures, and easy integration with functional components. In a review article researchers in China cover an in-depth overview of the up-to-date progress in HPGs used for AME. They have presented the hygroscopic mechanisms of HPGs, state-of-the-art construction strategies, and illustrated relationships between structures and properties. They have included cutting-edge applications based on HPGs, fuel production, thermal dissipation, electric generation, hygrochromism, freshwater collection, and agricultural irrigation. Current challenges and future development trends of HPGs in AME applications are inluded…read more. TECHNICAL ARTICLEÂ
Graphic abstract. Credit: Matter, VOLUME 5, ISSUE 9, P2624-2658, SEPTEMBER 07, 2022Â