Abstract: Devices and methods for atmospheric water harvesting may be useful to obtain drinking water from air of moderate humidity, in a process driven directly by solar energy. Devices feature a recirculating stream of a fluid, such as air, and include heat recuperation to heat fluid in one portion of the stream using heat contained in another portion of the stream. Passive heat sinking is sufficient to condense liquid water, without need for refrigeration. The objective of the technologies and inventions is to enable affordable household products that improve drinking water access, with a focus on those currently without access to safely managed drinking water.

Abstract: A process for the synthesis of a high purity corrosive gas generated by decomposition of a precursor solid at high temperature deploys a dry vacuum pump and a compressor in series so that the corrosive gas is pressured as it fills storage containers.

Abstract: Solid materials capable of producing toxic and/or corrosive gases by thermal decomposition are heated in a stirred in a sealable crucible. The stirring rod is supported on a downward extending shaft using a combination of a lip seal or other mechanical seal and a ferro-fluidic seal or rotary feed through. The lip seal region is evacuated to reduce the chance that the small upward flow of corrosive gas will detrimentally react with components of the ferro-fluid. In a process for calcining sodium fluorosilicate to product silicon tetra-fluoride gas, the lip seal and ferro-fluidic seal regions are purged and/or blanked to prevent the absorption of water during an initial drying phase. A preferred embodiment of the process of synthesis of a high purity corrosive gas generated by decomposition of a precursor solid at high temperature deploys a dry vacuum pump and a compressor in series so that the corrosive gas is pressurized as it fills storage containers.

Abstract: A process for the synthesis of a high purity corrosive gas generated by decomposition of a precursor solid at high temperature deploys a dry vacuum pump and a compressor in series so that the corrosive gas is pressured as it fills storage containers.

Abstract: An improved process for producing high purity silicon results from the reaction of sodium with pure silicon tetrafluoride gas, which produces sodium fluoride as a by-product. The silicon tetrafluoride gas is formed by decomposing sodium fluorosilicate. The sodium fluorosilicate is produced by precipitation when fluorosilicic acid (FSA) is reacted with the by-product sodium fluoride in closed loop process. Likewise, the fluorosilicic acid is preferably formed at high purity using a source material that consists essentially of silica by reacting the by-product sodium fluoride with an acid to create reactive fluoride ions.