An adsorptive bed (10; 100; 200; 300; 400; 500; 550; 620; 660; 700; 800; 1200; 1600; 2105) comprising: a housing (1602; 2103) having a first substantially planar surface (22; 1220; 1604; 2104), a second substantially planar surface (23; 2102) on the opposed side of the housing (1602; 2103) from the first substantially planar surface (22; 1220; 1604; 2104) and at least one sidewall (26; 458; 513; 823) substantially perpendicular to the first (22; 1220; 1604; 2104) and second (23; 2102) substantially planar surfaces; a scaffold (1000; 1100; 1700; 2101; 3600; 3603; 3603'; 3900) disposed within the housing in contact with the at least one sidewall (26; 458; 513; 823) and comprising: a stress absorbing substantially planarly cohesive rigid structure (1010, 1012; 1110, 1112; 1608); a plurality of open cells (1014; 1114; 1614) disposed within the rigid structure (1010, 1012; 1110, 1112; 1608); and a plurality of adsorptive beads (1214; 1314; 1414; 1514; 1616) filling the plurality of open cells (1014; 1114; 1614) forming a packed bed of the plurality of adsorptive beads (1214; 1314; 1414; 1514; 1616); the absorptive bed (10; 100; 200; 300; 400; 500; 550; 620; 660; 700; 800; 1200; 1600; 2105) being characterized in that it is connected to a liquid feed stream, the housing comprises a peripheral seal forming said at least one sidewall (26; 458; 513; 823), and the scaffold (1000; 1100; 1700; 2101; 3600; 3603; 3603'; 3900) has the form of an interconnected lattice connected to the peripheral seal and comprising a plurality of layers, each layer being disposed in a plane perpendicular to the peripheral seal; wherein the scaffold (1000; 1100; 1700; 2101; 3600; 3603; 3603'; 3900) restricts movement of the plurality of adsorptive beads (1214; 1314; 1414; 1514; 1616), absorbs tensile stress induced by a hydraulic pressure within the bed (10; 100; 200; 300; 400; 500; 550; 620; 660; 700; 800; 1200; 1600; 2105), absorbs compressive stress induced on the plurality of adsorptive beads (1214; 1314; 1414; 1514; 1616) by a hydraulic pressure gradient along a direction of liquid flowing along the plurality of planes of the plurality of layers, and transfers a portion of the induced compressive stress to the at least one sidewall (26; 458; 513; 823) of the housing (1602; 2103). a housing (1602; 2103) having a first substantially planar surface (22; 1220; 1604; 2104), a second substantially planar surface (23; 2102) on the opposed side of the housing (1602; 2103) from the first substantially planar surface (22; 1220; 1604; 2104) and at least one sidewall (26; 458; 513; 823) substantially perpendicular to the first (22; 1220; 1604; 2104) and second (23; 2102) substantially planar surfaces; a scaffold (1000; 1100; 1700; 2101; 3600; 3603; 3603'; 3900) disposed within the housing in contact with the at least one sidewall (26; 458; 513; 823) and comprising: a stress absorbing substantially planarly cohesive rigid structure (1010, 1012; 1110, 1112; 1608); a plurality of open cells (1014; 1114; 1614) disposed within the rigid structure (1010, 1012; 1110, 1112; 1608); and a plurality of adsorptive beads (1214; 1314; 1414; 1514; 1616) filling the plurality of open cells (1014; 1114; 1614) forming a packed bed of the plurality of adsorptive beads (1214; 1314; 1414; 1514; 1616); a stress absorbing substantially planarly cohesive rigid structure (1010, 1012; 1110, 1112; 1608); a plurality of open cells (1014; 1114; 1614) disposed within the rigid structure (1010, 1012; 1110, 1112; 1608); and a plurality of adsorptive beads (1214; 1314; 1414; 1514; 1616) filling the plurality of open cells (1014; 1114; 1614) forming a packed bed of the plurality of adsorptive beads (1214; 1314; 1414; 1514; 1616); the absorptive bed (10; 100; 200; 300; 400; 500; 550; 620; 660; 700; 800; 1200; 1600; 2105) being characterized in that it is connected to a liquid feed stream, the housing comprises a peripheral seal forming said at least one sidewall (26; 458; 513; 823), and the scaffold (1000; 1100; 1700; 2101; 3600; 3603; 3603'; 3900) has the form of an interconnected lattice connected to the peripheral seal and comprising a plurality of layers, each layer being disposed in a plane perpendicular to the peripheral seal; wherein the scaffold (1000; 1100; 1700; 2101; 3600; 3603; 3603'; 3900) restricts movement of the plurality of adsorptive beads (1214; 1314; 1414; 1514; 1616), absorbs tensile stress induced by a hydraulic pressure within the bed (10; 100; 200; 300; 400; 500; 550; 620; 660; 700; 800; 1200; 1600; 2105), absorbs compressive stress induced on the plurality of adsorptive beads (1214; 1314; 1414; 1514; 1616) by a hydraulic pressure gradient along a direction of liquid flowing along the plurality of planes of the plurality of layers, and transfers a portion of the induced compressive stress to the at least one sidewall (26; 458; 513; 823) of the housing (1602; 2103).