Heating recycling system for regenerating the absorptive materials

Abstract

A heat recycling system that regenerates absorptive materials for a sustainable period of time with the help of thermal storage materials. The system may contain absorptive materials and thermal storage materials which absorb wasted thermal energy from the surroundings.

1 . A heat recycling system consisting of: 
 a compartment holding thermal storage materials;    a compartment or holder contains absorptive materials, with temperature maintained at a constant level for a sustainable period of time by absorbing the heat transfer from the heated thermal storage materials; and    the compartments for holding the thermal storage materials and for holding the absorptive materials are in contact directly or indirectly; the said thermal storage materials having a greater heater storage capacity in comparing with that of the absorptive materials.    
     
     
         2 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  where the absorptive materials contain different sizes of pores.  
     
     
         3 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 2  where the absorptive materials comprise zeolite, zeolitic materials, activated carbon, or molecular sieves.  
     
     
         4 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 3  where the absorptive materials comprise metal oxide framework, transition metal oxide frameworks, or any other crystalline oxide framework materials.  
     
     
         5 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  where the absorptive materials may be in any shape and format, ranged from pellet shape, cylindrical shape, irregular shape, liquid format, solid format, paste format and gel format.  
     
     
         6 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  where the absorptive materials are previously doped or charged up with non-toxic volatile organic compounds for medicinal used.  
     
     
         7 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  where the absorptive materials are previously doped or charged up with aroma, essential oil, or any chemical molecules which give out pleasant scent.  
     
     
         8 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  incorporated into an air purification system.  
     
     
         9 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  further comprising a heating system or a heater.  
     
     
         10 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  employed as an air purifier, a transparent surface coating with photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) materials is integrated into the heat recycling system and at its surrounding or at the downstream position of the absorptive materials.  
     
     
         11 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  wherein a solar cell device as an added on device is integrated.  
     
     
         12 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  wherein a fan or a ventilation system as an added on device is integrated.  
     
     
         13 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  wherein the compartments containing the holding absorptive materials and thermal storage materials have a high thermal conductivities  
     
     
         14 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  wherein the compartments containing the holding absorptive materials and thermal storage materials are made of metal, such as aluminum, tin, iron, silver, copper, gold, lead.  
     
     
         15 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  where external color of the compartment for holding the thermal storage materials is black or dark color, and the internal color of the compartment for holding the thermal storage materials according is silver or shiny color.  
     
     
         16 . The metal oxide framework, transition metal oxide frameworks, or any other crystalline oxide framework materials according to  claim 4  is of 2 dimensional framework structures or 3 dimensional framework structures.  
     
     
         17 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  further comprising a temperature indicator, temperature sensor, or temperature logging system for sensing the temperature of the absorptive materials or the temperature of the thermal storage materials or both.  
     
     
         18 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  wherein a timer with or without logging system is included as an added on device.  
     
     
         19 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  further comprising a light intensity meter.  
     
     
         20 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  wherein a prism, or convex lens, or concave mirror, or mixture of thereof is included as an added on device  
     
     
         21 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  wherein the absorptive materials is previously soaked or doped with volatile organic compounds.  
     
     
         22 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  wherein the absorptive materials are previously soaked or doped with volatile organic medicine for therapy application.  
     
     
         23 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  wherein the absorptive materials and the compartment holding the absorptive materials can be detached from the system and replaced by a new one easily whenever the user think it is necessary to do so.  
     
     
         24 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  where the insulation materials are installed; the insulation materials are installed at a position surrounding the part of compartment for holding the thermal storage materials; when the absorptive materials are being regenerated, heat lost to the surround can be prevented by aligning the insulation materials to enclose the part of the compartment holding the thermal storage materials; when the thermal energy is being absorbed into the thermal storage materials, the insulation materials are chosen to align in a direction which least of it is in contact with the compartment holding the thermal storage materials.  
     
     
         25 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  where the insulation materials is any materials which if of low thermal conductivity; the insulation materials may be fiberglass, petrochemicals in foam plastic insulation, and cellulose insulation.  
     
     
         26 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 24  where the alignment of the insulation materials is driven manually or automatically by a light intensity meter or timer or temperature sensor according to  claim 22 ,  claim 23  and  claim 24 .  
     
     
         27 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  is employed inside a vehicle system.  
     
     
         28 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  is employed as a zeolite regeneration oven  
     
     
         29 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  is employed as an aroma releasing system.  
     
     
         30 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  is employed as a mosquitoes repelling device.  
     
     
         31 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  is modified as an air cleaning device for rubbish bin placing at the outdoor environment.  
     
     
         32 . The heat recycling system according to  claim 1  is employed in device chemical reactions which are required to be carried out at specific temperature condition.  
     
     
         33 . Thermal storage materials according to  claim 1  may be Carbonate salt, Such as: Lithium Carbonate, Hydrates of Lithium Carbonate, Sodium Carbonate, Hydrates of Sodium Carbonate, Potassium Carbonate, Hydrates of Potassium Carbonate, Magnesium Carbonate, Hydrates of Magnesium Carbonate, Calcium Carbonate, Hydrates of Calcium Carbonate, Beryllium Carbonate, Hydrates of Beryllium Carbonate, Aluminum Carbonate, Hydrates of Aluminum Carbonate, and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         34 . Thermal storage materials according to  claim 1  is hydrated salts of Lithium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride, Magnesium Sulfate, Sodium Sulfate, Aluminum Oxide, Aluminum Sulfate, Aluminum Fluoride, Aluminum Nitrate, Lithium Nitrate, Sodium Borate, Beryllium Sulfate, Sodium Phosphate, Calcium Chloride, Zinc Sulfate, Aluminum Chloride, Zinc Chloride and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         35 . Thermal storage materials according to  claim 1  is salt of an organic acid is selected from the group consisting of lithium formate, a hydrate of lithium formate, beryllium formate, a hydrate of beryllium formate, sodium formate, a hydrate of sodium formate, magnesium formate, a hydrate of magnesium formate, aluminum formate, a hydrate of aluminum formate, potassium formate, a hydrate of potassium formate, calcium formate, a hydrate of calcium formate, ammonium formate, a hydrate of ammonium formate, lithium acetate, a hydrate of lithium acetate, beryllium acetate, a hydrate of beryllium acetate, sodium acetate, a hydrate of sodium acetate, magnesium acetate, a hydrate of magnesium acetate, aluminum acetate, a hydrate of aluminum acetate, potassium acetate, a hydrate of potassium acetate, calcium acetate, a hydrate of calcium acetate, ammonium acetate, a hydrate of ammonium, lithium propionate, a hydrate of lithium propionate, beryllium propionate, a hydrate of beryllium propionate, sodium propionate, a hydrate of sodium propionate, magnesium propionate, a hydrate of magnesium propionate, aluminum propionate, a hydrate of aluminum propionate, potassium propionate, a hydrate of potassium propionate, calcium propionate, a hydrate of calcium propionate, ammonium propionate, a hydrate of ammonium propionate, lithium butyrate, a hydrate of lithium butyrate, beryllium butyrate, a hydrate of beryllium butyrate, sodium butyrate, a hydrate of sodium butyrate, magnesium butyrate, a hydrate of magnesium butyrate, aluminum butyrate, a hydrate of aluminum butyrate, potassium butyrate, a hydrate of potassium butyrate, calcium butyrate, a hydrate of calcium butyrate, ammonium butyrate, a hydrate of ammonium butyrate, and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         36 . Thermal storage materials according to  claim 1  is selected from a group of hydrocarbon alkane consists of 14 carbons, 15 carbons, 16 carbons, 17 carbons, 18 carbons and 19 carbons, and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         37 . Thermal storage materials according to  claim 1  contain a positive or negative temperature of fusion. The temperature mentions in this claim is refer to a unit of Degree Celsius.  
     
     
         38 . The thermal storage materials according to  claim 1  may refer to one or more then one type of materials. Single type of thermal storage material allows the absorptive materials to be regenerate at a single temperature. When more than one type of thermal storage materials are employed, multi constant temperature can be achieved. Different chemical molecules can be released during different regeneration temperature and different period.  
     
     
         39 . When more than one type of thermal storage materials are employed as  claim 1  in an aroma releasing system; different scents will be released at different regeneration temperatures for different periods.