Patent ID: 11859863
Assignee: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC F

Claim 18:
19. A humidity management system comprising:
an air stream inlet;
a first regenerable nanostructured desiccant porous material configured to adsorb water from an air stream at a first pressure and to release water when subjected to a second pressure, wherein the second pressure is lower than the first pressure, wherein the first regenerable nanostructured desiccant porous material is positioned in a first conduit;
a second regenerable nanostructured desiccant porous material configured to adsorb water from an air stream at a first pressure and to release water when subjected to a second pressure, wherein the second pressure is lower than the first pressure, wherein the second regenerable nanostructured desiccant porous material is positioned in a second conduit;
wherein the first conduit and the second conduit are arranged separate from each other;
a vacuum source that alternately communicates with the first regenerable nanostructured desiccant porous material or the second regenerable nanostructured desiccant porous material; and
at least one heat transfer pipe thermally coupled to the first regenerable nanostructured desiccant porous material and the second regenerable nanostructured desiccant porous material.