The invention relates to a process for drying a moist polymeric material to obtain a dried polymeric material, comprising the steps of: mixing the moist polymeric material with an aqueous solution of a carbohydrate to afford a mixture of the moist polymeric material with the carbohydrate; and heating and/or filtering the mixture of the moist polymeric material with the carbohydrate to remove an amount of volatiles to obtain a predried polymeric material having a volatiles content VC.sub.pre-dried (pre-drying step); fluidizing the pre-dried material in a fluidized bed in order to further remove an amount of volatiles to obtain the dried polymeric material having a volatiles content VC.sub.dried (fluidized bed drying step); and withdrawing and collecting the dried polymeric material from the fluidized bed; wherein VC.sub.pre-dried is higher than VC.sub.dried and the moist polymeric material comprises at least a polymeric material, said polymeric material comprises fluorine permanently bonded to said polymeric material. The invention further relates to a dried polymeric material obtainable by the process of the invention. Furthermore, the invention relates to various uses of the process of the invention as well as to various uses of the dried polymeric materials.

A vacuum drying device and a related method thereof are provided. The device includes a box body, where a bottom end of the box body is provided with a base, and a top end of the box body is communicated with a vacuumizing pipeline. A lifting mechanism is arranged in the base, and a top end of the lifting mechanism is fixedly connected with a table top. A plurality of drying mechanisms are arranged on the table top, and top ends of the drying mechanisms are fixedly connected with a take-up mechanism. The take-up mechanism is connected with a powder collecting mechanism, the take-up mechanism is fixedly connected with the box body, and the take-up mechanism is connected to a wire collecting mechanism. The wire collecting mechanism is connected to a powder collecting mechanism, and the wire collecting mechanism is fixedly connected to the vacuumizing pipeline.

A vacuum drying device and a related method thereof are provided. The device includes a box body, where a bottom end of the box body is provided with a base, and a top end of the box body is communicated with a vacuumizing pipeline. A lifting mechanism is arranged in the base, and a top end of the lifting mechanism is fixedly connected with a table top. A plurality of drying mechanisms are arranged on the table top, and top ends of the drying mechanisms are fixedly connected with a take-up mechanism. The take-up mechanism is connected with a powder collecting mechanism, the take-up mechanism is fixedly connected with the box body, and the take-up mechanism is connected to a wire collecting mechanism. The wire collecting mechanism is connected to a powder collecting mechanism, and the wire collecting mechanism is fixedly connected to the vacuumizing pipeline.

The towel holder of the present system provides a wide bar section that separates the two halves of a towel placed on the holder. This allows greater air flow and space between the two sides of the towel, promoting faster drying, fresher smell, and shorter drying times between uses. The bar section in one embodiment is perforated or mesh so that the air flow to the portion of the towel contacting the rack center bar is increased, improving the drying time and increasing the likelihood that the entire towel will dry at approximately the same rate.

An exhaust system includes a filter; and a fan downstream for the filter whereby activating the fan clears the filter. The exhaust system may form part of a lint collection system that is for attachment to a dryer.

A clothes dryer with a filter unit and a filter cover having a coupling structure corresponding to each other. The clothes dryer includes a body, a drum installed inside the body, a drying unit configured to dry air passed through the drum, a filter unit disposed on the drying unit and detachably installed on the body, a filter cover fixed by provided with one side thereof being installed on the body and the other side thereof being coupled to the filter unit. When the filter unit is not assembled, a user may notice the filter unit not being assembled due to the filter unit and the filter cover, both of which are provided with a coupling structure corresponding to each other.

A system and method for removing moisture from a fibrous material includes applying microwave radiation combined with RF to the fibrous material to heat and evacuate moisture from the fibrous material during a heating cycle and optionally alternating heating cycles with drying/cooling cycles. The fibrous material can be, for example, sawn or dimensional lumber. The application of alternating microwave and RF in a controlled and continuous process advantageously mimics the heating, rewetting and drying cycles of a conventional kiln without the need for batch processing. Accordingly, a faster and more cost-efficient drying process is possible with no defects imparted to the wood in the process.

A belt conveyor including a conveyor belt that has hollow injectors for injecting a process fluid into a conveyed layer of bulk products and a method for injecting a process fluid into a layer of bulk products conveyed on a conveyor belt.

Methods and apparatuses for drying electronic devices are disclosed. Embodiments include methods and apparatuses that heat and decrease pressure within the electronic device. Some embodiments increase and decrease pressure while adding heat. Other embodiments include a desiccator for removing moisture from the air being evacuated from the electronic device prior to the air reaching an evacuation pump. Further embodiments detect humidity within the low-pressure chamber and determine when to increase and/or decrease pressure based on the humidity. Still further embodiments determine that the device is sufficiently dry to restore proper function based on the detected humidity, and in some embodiments based on the changes in humidity while pressure is being increased and/or decreased. Still further alternate embodiments automatically control some or all aspects of the drying of the electronic device. Additional embodiment disinfect the electronic device.

Methods and apparatuses for drying electronic devices are disclosed. Embodiments include methods and apparatuses that heat and decrease pressure within the electronic device. Some embodiments increase and decrease pressure while adding heat. Other embodiments include a desiccator for removing moisture from the air being evacuated from the electronic device prior to the air reaching an evacuation pump. Further embodiments detect humidity within the low-pressure chamber and determine when to increase and/or decrease pressure based on the humidity. Still further embodiments determine that the device is sufficiently dry to restore proper function based on the detected humidity, and in some embodiments based on the changes in humidity while pressure is being increased and/or decreased. Still further alternate embodiments automatically control some or all aspects of the drying of the electronic device. Additional embodiment disinfect the electronic device.