| CPC C02F 1/281 (2013.01) [B01J 20/103 (2013.01); B01J 20/165 (2013.01); B01J 20/18 (2013.01); B01J 20/2803 (2013.01); B01J 2220/46 (2013.01); C02F 2201/002 (2013.01)] | 30 Claims | 

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               1. A water harvester, comprising: 
            a plurality of sorbent panels disposed in spatially fixed relation defining a fluid flow path between adjacent pairs of said sorbent panels; 
              wherein each of said sorbent panels includes a layer of a substantially solvent-free sorbent composition, an initial wet sorbent composition of which includes: 
                a sorbent of about 10 wt. % to about 60 wt. %, wherein said sorbent has a water uptake capacity of about 0.1 to about 2 grams of water per gram of sorbent; 
                    a polymer binder of about 5 wt. % to about 30 wt. %; 
                    a thickener of about 0.25 wt. % to about 5.0 wt. %; and 
                    a solvent comprising the remaining wt. %, wherein said solvent dissolves or emulsifies said binder. 
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