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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2021
Applicant:
Shing-chung Josh Wong, Akron, OH (US);
Inventor:
Shing-Chung Josh Wong, Akron, OH (US);
Assignee:
THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON, Akron, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/26 (2006.01); B01D 5/00 (2006.01); B01D 53/04 (2006.01); B01D 53/28 (2006.01); E03B 3/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/261 (2013.01); B01D 5/0006 (2013.01); B01D 53/04 (2013.01); B01D 53/265 (2013.01); B01D 53/28 (2013.01); E03B 3/28 (2013.01); B01D 2253/106 (2013.01); B01D 2253/202 (2013.01); B01D 2253/204 (2013.01); B01D 2257/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
A freshwater harvesting assembly includes a micro-scale component selected from a polymer, a foam, and a membrane; a water-sorption material selected from metal-organic framework (MOF), nanosilica gel, and superabsorbent polymer; wherein the water-sorption material is incorporated within the micro-scale component to thereby provide a water-sorption-material-containing micro-scale component; and a housing carrying the water-sorption-material-containing micro-scale component.