Abstract: More than half of the world ’ s population currently lives in cities. An essential constituent of future sustainable cities is energy efficient and ecologically sound buildings which ensure high levels of comfort and convenience without reducing the standards of living. At present, a significant part of primary fossil fuels is spent for heating/cooling of buildings, thus, greatly contributing to total GHG emissions. In this paper, typical heat losses in dwellings are considered taking the United Kingdom and the Russian Federation as examples. The role of adsorption-based technologies for more rational use of heat in buildings is discussed. Fundamentals of inter-seasonal adsorptive heat storage (AHS) are briefly considered. A tentative upper limit of the AHS storage density is estimated. Current practice of inter-seasonal AHS and novel smart adsorbents promising for this emerging technology are overviewed. Since a portion of the heat losses in ventilation system significantly increases in modern buildings, a new approach to regenerating heat and moisture in this system is discussed. Finally, optimization trends of the AHS in buildings are briefly considered.

Cite: Aristov Y.I.
Current Progress in Adsorption Technologies for Low-Energy Buildings
Future Cities and Environment. 2015. V.1:10. P.1-13. DOI: 10.1186/s40984-015-0011-x РИНЦ OpenAlex OpenAlex

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Submitted:	Aug 24, 2015
Accepted:	Nov 7, 2015
Published online:	Dec 1, 2015

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Elibrary:	35006652
OpenAlex:	W2276650533 | W4248027432

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