Table 2 Summary of the characteristics of different types of fog collectors46,47,77,110,111,112,113,114,115,116,117
From: Sustainable solutions for water scarcity: a review of electrostatic fog harvesting technology
Type | Principle | Material | Ballpark (m2) | Collection location | Cost (USD) | Collection efficiency (%) | Collection rate (kg/m2/h) | Water cost (USD/L) | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fog mesh | Fog droplets inertia | Raschel | 1 | Chile | / | 1% ~ 10% | 0.06 ~ 0.5 | 0.03 ~ 0.08 | ||
Raschel | 40 | Morocco | 1000 ~ 1500 | |||||||
Spacer fabric | 54 | Canary Islands | 13,000 | |||||||
Polyethylene | 25 | Chile | 400 | |||||||
Biomimetic fog collector | Imitation of biological microstructure | Spiderweb fiber | / | Indoor, ultrasonic fog source | / | 15% ~ 30% | 0.95 ~ 1.5 | / | ||
Lotus leaf protrusion | ||||||||||
Gunnera leaf | ||||||||||
Electrostatic fog collector (EFC) | Synergy between charge and electric field | Stainless steel | 1 | Indoor, ultrasonic fog source | 4000 ~ 6000 | 50% ~ 90% | 3.2 ~ 5.6 | 0.02 ~ 0.05 | ||
Janus metal mesh | 0.04 | |||||||||
