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A state-of-the-art review on the liquid properties regarding energy and environmental performance in liquid desiccant air-conditioning systems

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  • Luo, Jielin
  • Yang, Hongxing

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Liquid desiccant air-conditioning system (LDAS) becomes an attractive option for reducing the energy consumption of conventional air-conditioning systems. Despite lots of published papers on LDAS in various aspects, there is not yet a comprehensive and up-to-date review on the properties of liquid desiccants, while the selection of liquid desiccant plays essential role in the overall performance of LDAS. In this paper, a state-of-the-art review on the properties in regard of energy and environmental performance is delivered for present and potential liquid desiccants, including vapor–liquid equilibrium, specific heat capacity, safety concerns. The current situations and future concerns of liquid desiccant investigation can be obtained, while different kinds of liquid desiccant candidates can be compared and evaluated comprehensively. Existing liquid desiccant of halide salt faces severe drawback of corrosiveness in long-term use. Compared with existing liquid desiccants, the candidates of weak acid salt, ionic liquid and deep eutectic solvent behave low toxicity and friendly corrosiveness, whereas their weak moisture absorption ability, high cost or high viscosity is the bottleneck for further applications. Therefore, the mixture of them can be regarded as a promising candidate in LDAS applications, but the fundamental properties are urged to be measured. The work in this paper provides momentous reference and guidance for the exploration of new liquid desiccant as well as the evaluation of future prospect of LDAS.

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  • Luo, Jielin & Yang, Hongxing, 2022. "A state-of-the-art review on the liquid properties regarding energy and environmental performance in liquid desiccant air-conditioning systems," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 325(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:325:y:2022:i:c:s0306261922011205
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119853
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