desiccant
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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
Their system converts air to water using atmospheric water generators that contain a liquid desiccant, which absorbs moisture from the air.
From BBC ● May 27, 2024
But some companies, including the Somerville, Mass.–based start-up Transaera, recycle the heat generated by the cooling process to recharge the desiccant.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 29, 2023
To help mitigate issues with ammonium nitrate, Takata in 2015 agreed to start building original-equipment and replacement inflators with a drying agent, called a desiccant, to absorb excess moisture.
From Reuters ● Sep. 21, 2021
This may be directly effected by the use of an astringent or desiccant preparation, and such dressing serves as a mechanical protection as well.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
