# US 2014/0150651 A1 · System and procedure for extracting water from the environment > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0150651 A1 - Document ID: US20140150651A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/126,130 - Filed: 2012-06-15 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2011-06-15 - Assignees: Panacea Quantum Leap Technology LLC - Inventors: Francisco Javier Velasco Valcke - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140150651A1 ## CPC - B01D 53/261: {by adsorption} - B01D 5/0024: {Rotating vessels or vessels containing movable parts} - B01D 5/006: {with evaporation or distillation} - B01D 5/0072: {with filtration} - B01D 5/009: {Collecting, removing and/or treatment of the condensate} - E03B 3/28: from humid air (condensing of vapours in general B01D5/00; dehumidification of air for air-conditioning F24F3/14) - Y02A 20/00: Water conservation; Efficient water supply; Efficient water use - B01D: SEPARATION (separating solids from solids by wet methods B03B, B03D; by pneumatic jigs or tables B03B; by other dry methods B07; magnetic or electrostatic separation of solid materials from solid materials or fluids, separation by high-voltage electric fields B03C; centrifuges, vortex apparatus B04; presses per se for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material B30B9/02; treatment of water C02F, e.g. softening by ion-exchange C02F1/42; {arrangements of air intake cleaners in gas turbine plants F02C7/05} ; arrangements or mounting of filters in air-conditioning, air-humidification or ventilation F24F13/28) - E03B: INSTALLATIONS OR METHODS FOR OBTAINING, COLLECTING, OR DISTRIBUTING WATER (drilling wells, obtaining fluids in general from wells E21B; pipe-line systems in general F17D) - Y02A: TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE ## Abstract This invention provides a simple and energy-efficient process for obtaining water from air through better use of the solid desiccants using a high heating cycle in a confined space, applying minimal air flow and avoiding the use of a chilled condenser plate. The process of obtaining water in this invention consists of the production of water using, in one embodiment, a rotating drum covered with a desiccating material, a device that generates heat in a confined space, and a collection chamber. The process begins with charging the adsorbent material, which captures water vapor from the environment. Then, a discharging stage occurs through which an area of the desiccated material is exposed to controlled heating in a confined space, allowing the trapped water vapor to be released from the desiccant. A very light air flow may also be applied to increase the draw of the water vapor toward the area of condensation. A collection chamber is installed under the drum, allowing condensation of the water vapor released from the desiccating material. The recovered water accumulates and is stored in a storage tank. This invention does not need a chilled condenser plate to obtain the water vapor released by the desiccating material. As the process takes place, the drum rotates in such a fashion that the area with the charged desiccating material can be heated, allowing the area with the discharged desiccant to be charged again. ## Claims ### Claim 1 Process for extracting water from the environment comprising the following steps: a—adsorbing water vapor from the environment using a desiccating material; b—extracting the water vapor adsorbed into the desiccating material by applying heating methods in a substantially confined volume; c—condensing the water vapor extracted in (b) through subjecting the water vapor to the ambient temperature; d—recovering the water vapor condensed in (c). ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) Process according to claim 1, in which the condensation step is performed by subjecting the water vapor extracted in stage (b) to an air flow and channeling it to a coil. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) Process according to claim 1, in which the desiccant is laid out on a perforated cylindrical drum. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) Process according to claim 1, in which the heating means are chosen from the group that consists of a magnetron, a resistance, solar panels and a preheated air flow. ### Claim 5 A system for extracting water from the environment which includes: a—a source of air flow; b—a cylindrical drum; c—a perforated sheet that contains a desiccating material and that covers the cylindrical drum, in which the desiccating material adsorbs water from the environment; d—a hollowed out shaft connected coaxially to the cylindrical drum, which is connected at one end to the air flow source, and which has a groove leading into a transfer chamber in which the transfer chamber covers a predefined area of the desiccating material; e—a heat generator coupled to the transfer chamber; f—a condensation chamber against which the released water vapor is drawn to by the air flow, thus cooling it and recovering the adsorbed water; and g—a storage tank that receives the recovered water vapor. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The extraction system according to claim 5, in which the diameter of the openings in the perforated sheet is 3 mm to 5 mm. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The extraction system according to claim 5, in which the material for the perforated sheet is Teflon. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The extraction system according to claim 5, in which the desiccating material is a synthetic polymer. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The extraction system according to claim 8, in which the synthetic polymer is silica gel. ### Claim 10 (depends on 5) The extraction system according to claim 5, in which the transfer chamber creates a confined space on top of the desiccating material. ### Claim 11 (depends on 5) The extraction system according to claim 5, in which the system can include a fan (21) for cooling the dissipator coil (11).