Patent ID: 8302425
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: F25B,Y02A,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A regenerative adsorption system comprising: a reactor containing adsorbent material, the reactor operating alternatively in an adsorption mode and a desorption mode; and an atomization unit containing a chamber, the atomization unit atomizing feed liquid into a vapor phase and a cooled liquid phase, the latent heat of evaporation of said vapor phase rendering said cooled liquid phase to have a lower temperature relative to said feed liquid, the chamber directly transmitting said vapor phase directly onto said adsorbent material without the use of liquid vapor valves while said cooled liquid collects in said atomization unit; wherein when said reactor is in the adsorption mode, the adsorbent material in the reactor at least partially adsorbs the vapor phase as adsorbate vapor, and when said reactor is in the desorption mode, the adsorbent material in the reactor releases adsorbed vapor as desorbed vapor that is passed directly to the atomization unit where the desorbed vapor is at least partially condensed by the atomized liquid and collects as a liquid phase in the atomization unit.