Described herein are articles comprising an anhydrous polyelectrolyte complex comprising an interpenetrating network of at least one positively charged polyelectrolyte polymer and at least one negatively charged polyelectrolyte polymer. The articles described herein are effective drying agents with respect to removing water from solvents and gasses. Also described herein are methods for making and using the articles described herein.

Embodiments include a method of magnetic swing absorption, which may include contacting a fluid mixture including one or more gases and a liquid absorbent in a separation chamber; absorbing at least one of said gases using the liquid absorbent, optionally in the presence of a constant inhomogeneous magnetic field; and desorbing the at least one absorbed gas from the liquid absorbent, optionally in the presence of the constant inhomogeneous magnetic field. Embodiments further include other related methods, related systems and apparatuses, and the like.

An apparatus to evaporate water from a tank including a plurality of rotating thin discs partially extending into a tank containing the water and causing it to adhere to the discs. Air is caused to flow through the discs causing the water adhered to the discs to evaporate and when the discs rotate back into the tank cool the water. The apparatus can also remove water from a desiccant solution whereby when air is caused to flow through the discs above the solution it causes the water in the desiccant solution to evaporate reducing the water content of the solution.

A process and an apparatus for dehumidifying a moist gas mixture are provided. The apparatus for dehumidifying a moist gas mixture can be used and in the process. The absorption medium used in the process and the apparatus is also provided.

Effluent water is combined with carbon dioxide sourced from a carbon dioxide-containing emission stream to produce a reaction solution. The pH of the reaction solution is controlled to induce precipitation of a carbonate salt from the reaction solution.

Embodiments relate to a gas dehydration drying agent solution composition, comprising a solvent that includes at least one glycol having a number average molecular weight from 40 g/mol to 500 g/mol and from 0.01 wt % to 8.00 wt % of a cyclohexylamino sulfonic salt.

The present application provides a process for sequestering carbon dioxide to produce a biomass containing reaction product, the process comprising the steps of: I. contacting a raw carbon dioxide-containing feedstock with an absorption or dissolution medium to form a reagent stream comprising dissolved or absorbed inorganic carbon at least in the form of HCO.sub.3.sup.- and CO.sub.3.sup.2- wherein the HCO.sub.3.sup.- :CO.sub.3.sup.2- molar ratio in the reagent stream is at least about 0.8; II. contacting at least a portion of the reagent stream with a microbial broth in a bioreactor to produce a biomass-containing reaction product; III. separating the biomass-containing reaction product into a biomass product and a liquid stream; and IV. recycling at least a portion of the liquid stream to step i. of the process for use as, or as part of, the absorption or dissolution medium,wherein the pH of the absorption or dissolution medium is controlled to maintain the HCO.sub.3.sup.- :CO.sub.3.sup.2- molar ratio in the reagent stream at least about 0.8.

Effluent water is combined with carbon dioxide sourced from a carbon dioxide-containing emission stream to produce a reaction solution. The pH of the reaction solution is controlled to induce precipitation of a carbonate salt from the reaction solution.

The invention discloses methods and apparatus(es) for the removal and control of pollutants such as gases and suspended particulates in the air of an enclosed space or an outdoor environment by passing the air through absorbent media. The absorbent media includes any liquid, solid or combination of liquid and solid media that is capable of absorbing a material in which it comes in contact. In one aspect of the invention, formaldehyde is removed by air sparging through a liquid such as water, optionally containing additional scavenging agents.

The embodiment provides a composite that allows the release of acid gas, even the continuous release of acid gas, at low temperature and with a high acid-gas release rate in a regeneration tower of an acid gas removal apparatus, and a regenerator and an acid gas removal apparatus, in both of which the composite is used, and a method of acid gas removal. The composite according to the embodiment is capable of separating an acid gas from an acid gas absorbent, which has absorbed the acid gas, to regenerate the acid gas absorbent, wherein the composite contains an inorganic layered compound and an aluminum-containing oxide. Also provided are a regenerator using the composite to regenerate an acid gas absorbent that has absorbed an acid gas by allowing the acid gas absorbent to release the acid gas, and an acid gas removal apparatus equipped with the regenerator.