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2020 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
6. Commercial Applications, Projections of Water Collection, and Design of Water Harvesting Towers
Author : Bharat Bhushan
Published in: Bioinspired Water Harvesting, Purification, and Oil-Water Separation
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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Abstract
Bioinspired large water harvesting towers and portable water harvesting towers are of commercial interest. Large water harvesting towers can be used to supply water to a community in arid regions. Portable units can be used to supply a home or a camper (Fig. 6.1) (adapted from image provided by Getty images) (Bhushan in Phil Trans R Soc. 378:20190440, 2020). Unlike in desalination, these units can be operated inland. Manufacturing and maintenance costs and energy consumption will be an important consideration for economic viability in these applications.