Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Introduction: Water Supply and Management.- Overview of Arid Desert Conditions, Water Sources, and Desert Plants and Animals.- Selected Water Harvesting Mechanisms - Lessons from Living Nature.- Bioinspired Flat and Conical Surfaces for Water Harvesting.- Bioinspired Triangular Patterns on Flat Surfaces for Water Harvesting.- Commercial Applications, Projections of Water Collection, and Design of Water Harvesting Towers.- Bioinspired Water Desalination and Water Purification Approaches Using Membranes.- Selected Oil-water Separation Techniques - Lessons from Living Nature.- Bioinspired Oil-Water Separation and Water Purification Approaches Using Superliquiphobic/philic Porous Surfaces and External Stimuli.- Closure.