R.O.O.T. – Regenerative Offshore Osmotic Trunks

System Overview

The R.O.O.T. system uses genetically modified Avicennia marina-commonly known as the grey

mangrove-to extract freshwater from seawater using natural salt-exclusion mechanisms in roots.

These roots are modified to form extended networks with no aerial growth and deposit water into

artificial trunk-like tanks. The collected freshwater is then passively transported to onshore tanks

using capillary tubing. Nutrient support and anchoring are provided via a coastal biochar compost

base. This is a zero-energy, decentralized freshwater reclamation network deployable at scale