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© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
M. F. Hossain, Global Sustainability in Energy, Building, Infrastructure,
Transportation, and Water Technology,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62376-0_22
Chapter 22
Global Environmental Equilibrium
Abstract The transpiration mechanism has been proposed to reroute in order to
convert this transpired water vapor into clean energy and potable water to balance
the global environmental equilibrium ultimately. Since electrostatic force has the
tendency to tug down the water, a static electricity force creating plastic tank has
been proposed to be installed at the bottom of plants to capture the transpiration
water vapor and treat it in situ by applying UV technology to meet the domestic
water demand. A given amount of collected water (H 2 O) is also decomposed into
oxygen (O 2 ) and energy-state hydrogen gas (H 2 ) by implementing electrolysis
(anode oxidation: 2H 2 O(l) = O 2 (g) + 4H
+
(aq) + 4e
−
e° = +1.23 V; cathode reduction
2H
+
(aq) + 2e
−
= H 2 (g) e° = 0.00 V) to produce clean energy. Since the ideal potential at the water electrolysis cell ( e
e
e
cell
cathode
anode
°
°
°
=
−
) is −1.23 V at 77 °F and pH 0
([H
+
] = 1.0 M) at 77 °F with pH 7 ([H
+
] = 1.0 × 10
−7
M), the thermodynamic level
of cell potential is to be acquired from ideal condition of free energy calculations by
employing the formula ΔG° = −nFe° to collect the activated hydrogen energy for
domestic use to meet the energy demand.
Keywords Transpiration · Water vapor · Static electricity force · Capturing water
vapor · UV technology · Potable water · Clean energy · Climate change mitigation
Introduction
Plants give O 2 and take CO 2 by the process of photosynthesis to keep the global
environment in balance [1, 2]. Plants are simply the hero for the environment;
unfortunately, hero plants are also the villain for the environment which plays a
significant role in causing global warming. The body of plants needs water for the
reaction of biochemical metabolism for its growth [3, 4]. This water is taken up by
the cohesion-tension mechanism of the soil (groundwater) through the roots, and
transported by osmosis through the xylem to the leaves of the plants [3, 5].
Interestingly only a mere 0.5–3% of water is used by plants for their metabolism
and the rest of the water is released into the air through stomatal cells by transpiration process [6–8]. This process of transpiration is causing the largest loss of
groundwater that is also causing global warming, with water vapor being a significant reason.
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
M. F. Hossain, Global Sustainability in Energy, Building, Infrastructure,
Transportation, and Water Technology,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62376-0_22
Chapter 22
Global Environmental Equilibrium
Abstract The transpiration mechanism has been proposed to reroute in order to
convert this transpired water vapor into clean energy and potable water to balance
the global environmental equilibrium ultimately. Since electrostatic force has the
tendency to tug down the water, a static electricity force creating plastic tank has
been proposed to be installed at the bottom of plants to capture the transpiration
water vapor and treat it in situ by applying UV technology to meet the domestic
water demand. A given amount of collected water (H 2 O) is also decomposed into
oxygen (O 2 ) and energy-state hydrogen gas (H 2 ) by implementing electrolysis
(anode oxidation: 2H 2 O(l) = O 2 (g) + 4H
+
(aq) + 4e
−
e° = +1.23 V; cathode reduction
2H
+
(aq) + 2e
−
= H 2 (g) e° = 0.00 V) to produce clean energy. Since the ideal potential at the water electrolysis cell ( e
e
e
cell
cathode
anode
°
°
°
=
−
) is −1.23 V at 77 °F and pH 0
([H
+
] = 1.0 M) at 77 °F with pH 7 ([H
+
] = 1.0 × 10
−7
M), the thermodynamic level
of cell potential is to be acquired from ideal condition of free energy calculations by
employing the formula ΔG° = −nFe° to collect the activated hydrogen energy for
domestic use to meet the energy demand.
Keywords Transpiration · Water vapor · Static electricity force · Capturing water
vapor · UV technology · Potable water · Clean energy · Climate change mitigation
Introduction
Plants give O 2 and take CO 2 by the process of photosynthesis to keep the global
environment in balance [1, 2]. Plants are simply the hero for the environment;
unfortunately, hero plants are also the villain for the environment which plays a
significant role in causing global warming. The body of plants needs water for the
reaction of biochemical metabolism for its growth [3, 4]. This water is taken up by
the cohesion-tension mechanism of the soil (groundwater) through the roots, and
transported by osmosis through the xylem to the leaves of the plants [3, 5].
Interestingly only a mere 0.5–3% of water is used by plants for their metabolism
and the rest of the water is released into the air through stomatal cells by transpiration process [6–8]. This process of transpiration is causing the largest loss of
groundwater that is also causing global warming, with water vapor being a significant reason.