Sorber having flexible housing
First Claim
1. A sorber, comprising:
- a flexible enclosure configured to be coupled to an electromagnetic wave generator during use; and
a sorbent disposed within the enclosure, wherein the sorbent is configured to adsorb sorbate to form a sorbate/sorbent compound during use, and wherein electromagnetic waves propagated through the enclosure desorb sorbate from the sorbate/sorbent compound.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a sorber which is suitable for use in an electromagnetic wave activated sorption system and which is easily adaptable to packaging constraints. One embodiment of the sorber comprises a flexible enclosure having an outer conductor, and inner conductor, a port through which a sorbate can be communicated into and out of said enclosure, and a sorbent in the enclosure which can adsorb the sorbate to form a sorbate/sorbent compound. The enclosure is configured to be coupled to an electromagnetic wave generator so that waves generated by the electromagnetic wave generator propagate through the sorbate/sorbent compound within the enclosure. Another embodiment of the sorber comprises an enclosure which is configured to serve as a structural component.
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121 Claims
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1. A sorber, comprising:
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a flexible enclosure configured to be coupled to an electromagnetic wave generator during use; and
a sorbent disposed within the enclosure, wherein the sorbent is configured to adsorb sorbate to form a sorbate/sorbent compound during use, and wherein electromagnetic waves propagated through the enclosure desorb sorbate from the sorbate/sorbent compound. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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38. The sorber of claim l, wherein the propagated electromagnetic waves are configured to break the bonds of the sorbate/sorbent compound without heating the sorbate/sorbent compound to a degree sufficient to thermally desorb the sorbate during use.
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57. A sorber, comprising:
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a flexible enclosure configured to be coupled to an electromagnetic wave generator during use; and
a sorbent disposed within the enclosure, wherein the sorbent is configured to adsorb sorbate to form a sorbate/sorbent compound during use, wherein electromagnetic waves propagated through the enclosure desorb sorbate from the sorbate/sorbent compound, and wherein the propagated electromagnetic waves are configured to break the bonds of the sorbate/sorbent compound without heating the sorbate/sorbent compound to a degree sufficient to thermally desorb the sorbate during use. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A system, comprising:
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a sorber comprising a flexible enclosure;
a sorbent disposed within the flexible enclosure;
an evaporator configured to evaporate a sorbate during use, wherein the evaporator is coupled to the sorber such that the evaporated sorbate is adsorbed by the sorbent to form a sorbate/sorbent compound; and
an electromagnetic wave generator configured to generate electromagnetic waves during use, wherein the electromagnetic wave generator is coupled to the sorber such that generated electromagnetic waves propagate through the sorber to desorb the sorbate from the sorbate/sorbent compound. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120)
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121. A method, comprising:
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evaporating a sorbate in an evaporator such that evaporation of the sorbate provides a cooling effect;
adsorbing the evaporated sorbate onto a sorbent, wherein the sorbent is disposed within a sorber having a flexible enclosure; and
directing electromagnetic waves to the sorbent such that the sorbate is desorbed from the sorbent, wherein the directed electromagnetic waves are generated by an electromagnetic wave generator.
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