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desiccant

[des-i-kuhnt] / ˈdɛs ɪ kənt /




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Water-adsorption polymers have been playing a key part in atmospheric water harvesting and desiccant air conditioning, but desorption so that the polymers can be efficiently reused has been an issue.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024

Using sunlight or renewable electricity they heat the desiccant to 65C which releases the moisture, which can then be condensed into drinking water.

From BBC ● May 27, 2024

This process can require some additional energy because the desiccant needs to be “recharged” using heat.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 29, 2023

The agency in September 2021 said it “wants to evaluate the future risk” of inflators made with desiccant and installed in vehicles that have not been recalled.

From Reuters ● Sep. 21, 2021

Subsequent treatment consists in a local application of a desiccant dusting powder, which should be applied five or six times daily.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix


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