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US 12,491,471 B2Granted
Freshwater harvesting assembly utilizing water-sorption material within hierarchical component
AssigneeThe University of Akron
InventorShing-Chung Josh Wong
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Abstract
A freshwater harvesting assembly includes a micro-scale component selected from a polymer, a foam, and a membrane; a water-sorption material selected from metal-organic framework (MOF), nanosilica gel, and superabsorbent polymer; wherein the water-sorption material is incorporated within the micro-scale component to thereby provide a water-sorption-material-containing micro-scale component; and a housing carrying the water-sorption-material-containing micro-scale component.
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A freshwater harvesting assembly comprising
- a micro-scale component, wherein the micro-scale component includes a polymer selected from electrospun polymer fibers and gel spun polymer fibers;
- a water-sorption material selected from metal-organic framework (MOF), nanosilica gel, and superabsorbent polymer;
- wherein the water-sorption material is incorporated within the micro-scale component to thereby provide a water-sorption-material-containing micro-scale component;
- and
- a housing carrying the water-sorption-material-containing micro-scale component, wherein the housing is an evaporator of a vapor compression refrigeration cycle system, the evaporator including coils having interstices therebetween, wherein the micro-scale component is provided within the interstices between the coils.
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A freshwater harvesting assembly comprising
- a micro-scale component, wherein the micro-scale component includes a polymer selected from electrospun polymer fibers and gel spun polymer fibers;
- a water-sorption material selected from metal-organic framework (MOF), nanosilica gel, and superabsorbent polymer, wherein the water-sorption material includes from 60 wt. % to 80 wt. % of the metal-organic framework and from 20 wt. % to 40 wt. % of either the nanosilica gel or the superabsorbent polymer;
- wherein the water-sorption material is incorporated within the micro-scale component to thereby provide a water-sorption-material-containing micro-scale component;
- and
- a housing carrying the water-sorption-material-containing micro-scale component.
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