Atmospheric Water Generation Systems Encompassing Hygroscopic Media and Methods of Using the Same
AssigneeGenesis Systems LLC
InventorsDavid James STUCKENBERG, Venkateswara Rao KODE, Owen Michael ERICKSON, Erick Keith Went
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Abstract
An atmospheric water generation system comprises an absorption chamber configured to facilitate absorption or adsorption of water from atmospheric or ambient air into and/or onto a hygroscopic media, and a separation vessel in fluid communication with the absorption chamber for extraction of absorbed or adsorbed water from the hygroscopic media. A method of producing clean water using the atmospheric water generation system and a method for generating water from moisture-laden gas are described in this disclosure.
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An atmospheric water generation system comprising:
- an absorption chamber configured to facilitate absorption or adsorption of water from atmospheric or ambient air into and/or onto a hygroscopic media;
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- a separation vessel in fluid communication with the absorption chamber for extraction of absorbed or adsorbed water from the hygroscopic media.
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A method for the generation of water from moisture-laden gas, the method comprising:
- introducing a stream of moisture-laden gas into a hygroscopic liquid media, the hygroscopic liquid media comprises an upper critical solution temperature (UCST) or a lower critical solution temperature (LCST);
- maintaining a temperature of the hygroscopic liquid media above its UCST or below its LCST, while introducing the moisture-laden gas, for a period of time to allow the hygroscopic liquid media to absorb water from the moisture-laden gas, thereby forming a homogenous, water-laden, hygroscopic liquid media;
- decreasing the temperature of the water-laden, hygroscopic liquid media to a temperature below its UCST thereby causing the water to form a separate liquid water phase from the hygroscopic liquid media, or increasing the temperature of the water-laden, hygroscopic liquid media to a temperature above its LCST thereby causing the water to form a separate liquid water phase from the hygroscopic liquid media;
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- extracting the liquid water.
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