Abstract: Embodiments of an apparatus and method for the removal of moisture or liquid from a moisture-containing media include an evaporative layer, a containment structure with an internal atmosphere at least partially separated from an external atmosphere, a CPU, an energy source, a tunable output element, a wicking layer and an input element operably connected to the CPU and/or energy source. A method includes collecting a moisture-containing media in a containment structure; removing moisture or liquid from the media using an evaporative layer; adjusting a tunable element based on an evaporative condition; and increasing a rate of moisture or liquid evaporation from the media and/or the evaporative layer. An apparatus includes an evaporative layer configured to contain a moisture-containing media; an air inlet; and a containment structure mounted on a mobile vehicle, wherein the air inlet directs vehicle motion generated air adjacent to or impinging with an evaporative layer.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for evaporative containment of liquid or solid wastes includes an evaporative membrane for receiving the solid or liquid waste and at least one flap including a wicking layer, an odor-neutralizing layer, or both, and a skeletal frame. An apparatus and method for moisture removal from media includes a hydrophilic evaporative layer and a wicking layer, the hydrophilic evaporative layer being non-porous or nano-porous and allowing selective passage of vapor water molecules while preventing passage of suspended or dissolved solids, ions, salt, or pollutants, the wicking layer absorbing and spreading bulk moisture across a surface area. An apparatus and method for collecting liquid or solid wastes includes liquid and solid waste capture containers capable of volume reduction of captured waste and generating a liquid or gas effluent with fewer impurities than the captured waste.