Freshwater scarcity is a global challenge posing threats to the lives and daily activities of
humankind such that two‐thirds of the global population currently experience water …

The regulation of the balance of the sensible and latent loads remains a critical problem for
built environment control. Unlike the traditional vapor compression system that features high …

High temperature heat pump is a promising solution for efficient high temperature heat
supply. However, the poor performance when it operates in large temperature lift hinders it …

In this forward-looking perspective, we introduce the concepts and applications of current
and promising sustainable building technologies. These include green roofs and building …

Composite sorbents with hygroscopic salts (like LiCl and CaCl 2) impregnated porous
matrixes obtained special attention in the past years, especially for solid desiccant …

An activated carbon/silica gel/lithium chloride composite desiccant (AC-SL) for air
dehumidification is proposed. Lithium chloride and silica gel are impregnated into activated …

With independent temperature and humidity control, desiccant air-conditioning (DAC)
systems have multi-aspect advantages (eg, high-efficiency moisture control, no ozone …

The desiccant coated heat exchanger is capable of dealing with sensible load and latent
load of hot and humid air. The heat and moisture transfer coefficients of the desiccant coated …

Fresh air system is getting more and more important nowadays. The heat pump fresh air
system based on the desiccant coated heat exchanger (DCHE) that can handle the latent …

Cascade configuration is commonly considered suitable for high temperature heat pump
when there is significant temperature difference between heat source and heat supply …