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

This means the deterioration process that happens in inflators without the desiccant may also happen in inflators with the desiccant, the document said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2023

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

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