Development of hybrid surfaces based on nanoparticles to collect water from the environment

The demand for drinkable water is increasing each year due to the aggressive exploitation of natural resources and bodies of water. Rural and arid locations have the most difficulty gaining access to this resource. This proposal offers a solution inspired on the Stenocara Beetle through the creation of a hybrid surface on a clay substrate with SiO2-OTS particles to manifest the ability to condense humidity into water in an alternative that can be introduced into the construction industry and offer an alternative to acquire water

Adviser: Dr. Alan Osiris Sustaita Narváez (SNI 1), alan.sustaita@tec.mx

Objective

To develop a hybrid surface that manifests dew enhancing properties, much like the stenocara beetle, on a clay-based substrate with a surface geometry and topology to harvest water from the humidity in the environment through the use of an electrodeposition device.

Estudio y caracterización de superfices híbridas basadas en nanopartículas

Additional data

Active collaboration with (Chile, Ecuador). The project is part of the Nanotechnology and Device Design Group. Knowledge is required in areas of advanced materials, applied electronics and related; programming in LabVIEW and basic modeling (Mathematica).

Colaboración activa con

Universidades de Chile y Ecuador.