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Book SynopsisIn order to slow down global warming, greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced. Human-caused greenhouse gas emissions come primarily from consumption of fossil energy. In order to reduce the consumption of fossil energy, the demand is rising for energy-efficient technologies. One promising energy-efficient technology is the adsorption dishwasher that was commercialized recently. The use of adsorbents enabled the adsorption dishwasher to save 25% of energy compared to a conventional dishwasher. To increase the savings and to further enhance the entire process, the adsorption dishwasher should be improved. The improvement should foremost focus on the adsorbents, since adsorbents are the key of this energy-efficient technology.
This thesis therefore assesses adsorbents for the application in an adsorption dishwasher. The assessment is carried out both experimentally and theoretically. Theoretical investigations are divided in 3 stages of complexity:
Stage 1 is a static anal
