Silica Gel Desiccant
Applications:
- Premium grade is sifted for precise bead size and formulated for optimal moisture removal for critical applications
- Extended Life Grade is best suited for heat regenerative dryers where high heat and humidity may age industrial grades
- Industrial Grade is the desiccant of choice for most air drying applications
Characteristics:
- High adsorption capacity over a wide range of RH provides optimal moisture removal
- High crush strength and low abrasion loss minimizes dusting due to handling and press swings in heatless air dryers to yield superior desiccant life and limit product contamination
- Uniform bead size prevents clogging of manifolds and screens and minimizes bed pressure drop
- Wide pore size distribution enhances desorption, an important product characteristic for heatless air dryer applications
- Alumina regenerates easily at low temperatures making it well suited for heatless air dyers
- Industrial grade Activated Alumina will hydro-thermally "age" more rapidly when exposed to high heat at high humidity. For heated dryers use extended life grade, it is re-hydration resistant, making it thermally resistant
