Dehumidification device and dehumidification method
US11007475B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24F2003/144
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
To provide a dehumidifying device and dehumidifying method each of which allows absorbed water to be efficiently extracted from a stimuli-responsive polymeric moisture absorbing material or a polymeric moisture absorbing material containing a stimuli-responsive polymeric moisture absorbing material, a dehumidifying device of an embodiment of the present invention includes (i) a stimulus providing section configured to provide an external stimulus to a stimuli-responsive polymeric moisture absorbing material or a polymeric moisture absorbing material containing a stimuli-responsive polymeric moisture absorbing material and (ii) a transfer section configured to transfer water released by the polymeric moisture absorbing material.
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