Flexible Adsorbent Bodies
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17-1. A flexible adsorbent body according to claim 1, wherein said adsorbing material is present in an amount of about 30 to about 85% and said polymer is present in an amount of from 70 to about 15% by weight of said body.
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Abstract
A flexible adsorbent body comprising, a thermoplastic polymer matrix and a porous adsorbing material, wherein said body possesses a flexural module of elasticity at 23° C. greater than about 10 MPa.
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17-1. A flexible adsorbent body according to claim 1, wherein said adsorbing material is present in an amount of about 30 to about 85% and said polymer is present in an amount of from 70 to about 15% by weight of said body.
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20. A method of preparing a flexible adsorbent body comprising:
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(a) providing a mixture comprising a thermoplastic polymer matrix and a porous adsorbing material; (b) extruding said mixture to form a adsorbent body; (c) cutting said body; and (d) bending said body. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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32. An apparatus for conditioning, separating or purifying gases and liquids comprising:
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(a) a monolithic flexible adsorbent body; and (b) a housing member, wherein said housing member comprises bent portions comprising said flexible adsorbent body. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method of fabricating an apparatus for conditioning, separating or purifying gases and liquids comprising,
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(b) providing a housing member; and (c) modifying the shape of said housing member to form bent portions comprising said flexible adsorbent body. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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- 54. A flexible desiccant body comprising at least one desiccant incorporated in a polymer matrix, said absorbing material containing the desiccant in an amount of 30 to 85 wt. % (relative to the weight of the absorbing material) and said polymer matrix comprising at least one organic polymer.
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91. Use of a flexible desiccant bar according to 90 where the bar can directly be positioned in the condenser tube after the meander-shape bending.
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98. Use of a flexible desiccant body according to 94 and preferably furnished with the adsorbents zeolite 3A and zeolite 4A as agents for the drying of a refrigerant in a closed circulation.
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