Patent ID: 6500238
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: B01D,F17C

Abstract:
A method of supplying a sorbate fluid for a use requiring same, comprising:providing the sorbate fluid in a sorptively retained state on a sorbent medium; and desorbing sorbate fluid from the sorbent medium, comprising inputting energy to the sorbent medium including at least one energy input modality selected from the group consisting of: (a) thermal energy input wherein the sorbent medium comprises a resistive material, and said thermal energy input includes resistive heating of the sorbent medium resistive material; (b) chemical reaction heating of the sorbent medium by introducing a chemical reactant thereto; (c) photonic energy input to the sorbent medium, wherein said photonic energy is selected from the group consisting of microwave, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, x-ray, and gamma ray energies; (d) particle bombardment of the sorbent medium; (e) mechanical energy input to the sorbent medium; and (f) application of a chemical potential differential to the sorbate fluid on the sorbent medium, wherein the chemical potential differential is applied by reacting the sorbate fluid with a reactant fluid species to form a reaction product of different vapor pressure than the sorbate fluid.