journal article·2026-08

Leveraging petroleum-derived carbon for atmospheric water harvesting

Wala Algozeeb, Ahmed Owais, Qasim Saleem, Noha Al-Shihri, Emad Al-Shafie, Hendrik Muller, Nadrah Alawani, Abdulkarim Makki, Hasan Al-Tarouti, Amer Al Tuwailib, Ahmed AlAsseel, Ibrahim Al-Zahrani

Carbon Letters· Volume 36· Issue 4
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