Apparatuses and methods for storing and/or filtering a substance

An apparatus for loading a substance, the apparatus comprising:

• a first layer of a sorption material;
• a second layer of the sorption material, wherein:
• the second layer of the sorption material is configured parallel to the first layer of the sorption material,
• the first layer and the second layer of the sorption material are separated by a distance that enables a substance to be loaded between the first and second layers of the sorption material, and
• the distance enables the substance to be loaded between the first and second layers of the sorption material by the adsorption of a portion of the substance onto a surface of the first layer and/or the second layer and the absorption of a portion of the substance into a zone between the first layer and the second layer, and
• a third layer of the sorption material and a fourth layer of the sorption material that are configured parallel to the first layer and the second layer of the sorption material, wherein the third layer and fourth layer of the sorption material are separated by a second distance that is different from the first distance.

An apparatus for loading a substance, the apparatus comprising:

• a membrane including at least one port, wherein the membrane is substantially transparent and the first layer of the sorption material has a high ability for thermal communication with a photoactive element;
• a first layer of a sorption material;
• and
• a second layer of the sorption material, wherein:
• the membrane surrounds the first and second layers of the sorption material,
• the second layer of the sorption material is configured parallel to the first layer of the sorption material,
• the first layer and the second layer of the sorption material are separated by a distance that enables a substance to be loaded between the first and second layers of the sorption material, and
• the substance is loaded between the first and second layers of the sorption material by the adsorption of a portion of the substance onto a surface of the first layer and/or the second layer and the absorption of a portion of the substance into a zone between the first layer and the second layer.

An apparatus for loading a substance, the apparatus comprising:

• a membrane including at least one port;
• a first layer of a sorption material;
• and
• a second layer of the sorption material, wherein:
• the membrane surrounds the first and second layers of the sorption material,
• the second layer of the sorption material is configured parallel to the first layer of the sorption material,
• the first layer and the second layer of the sorption material are separated by a distance that enables a substance to be loaded between the first and second layers of the sorption material,
• the substance is loaded between the first and second layers of the sorption material by the adsorption of a portion of the substance onto a surface of the first layer and/or the second layer and the absorption of a portion of the substance into a zone between the first layer and the second layer,
• at least one of the first layer and the second layer includes surface structures oriented on the layer's surface,
• the surface structures are composed of a different material than the first and second layers of the sorption material, and
• the surface structures are composed of boron nitride and the first and second layers of the sorption material are composed of graphene.

An apparatus for loading a substance, the apparatus comprising:

• a membrane including at least one port;
• a first layer of a sorption material;
• and
• a second layer of the sorption material, wherein:
• the membrane surrounds the first and second layers of the sorption material,
• the second layer of the sorption material is configured parallel to the first layer of the sorption material,
• the first layer and the second layer of the sorption material are separated by a distance that enables a substance to be loaded between the first and second layers of the sorption material, and
• the substance is loaded between the first and second layers of the sorption material by the adsorption of a portion of the substance onto a surface of the first layer and/or the second layer and the absorption of a portion of the substance into a zone between the first layer and the second layer, and
• a third layer of the sorption material and a fourth layer of the sorption material that are configured parallel to the first layer and the second layer of the sorption material, wherein the third layer and fourth layer of the sorption material are separated by a second distance that is different from the first distance.

A system for loading and unloading a substance into a sorption media, the system comprising:

• a vessel including a port and a sorption media, wherein the sorption media comprises parallel layers of a sorption material;
• a heat transfer component configured to circulate a heat exchanging substance through the port and into the vessel;
• and
• a valve that when opened allows a substance to flow through the port and into the vessel to be loaded into the sorption media, wherein when loaded into the sorption media, at least some molecules of the substance are adsorbed onto a surface of a layer of the sorption media and at least some of the molecules of the substance are absorbed into a zone between parallel layers of the sorption media.