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Drying Agent Suitable for Drying NOT Suitable for Drying Residual g H2O/g Regeneration Reaction
Water mg Desiccant Mechanism
H2O/L
Dried Air
ANHYDRONE® Inert gas, air Most Organics (May form 0.001 0.2 250ºC with Hydration
(Magnesium Vacuum
explosive compound when
Perchlorate
exposed to organic vapors.)
anhydrous)
Barium Oxide Organic bases, alcohols, Acidic Compounds, CO2 0.00065 0.1 Not Absorption and
aldehydes, amines Recommended Adsorption
Calcium Chloride Alkyl and Aryl Halides, most Alcohols, amines, phenols, 0.14-0.25 0.2 (1H2O) 250ºC Hydration
(<20 Mesh) esters, saturated and aromatic aldehydes, amides, amino 0.3 (2H2O)
hydrocarbons, ethers acids, some esters, ketones
Calcium Oxide Alcohols, amines and ammonia Acidic compounds, esters 0.007 0.3 1000ºC Chemisorption
gas
Magnesium Most compounds, incl. Acids, Acid sensitive compounds 1.0 0.2 0.8 200ºC and red Hydration
Sulfate ketones, aldehydes, esters, heat
nitriles
Molecular Sieve Molecules of diameter >3 Molecules of diameter <3 0.18 117-260ºC Adsorption
Activated Type angstroms angstroms
3A
Molecular Sieve Molecules of diameter >4 Molecules of diameter <4 0.001 0.18 250ºC Adsorption
Activated Type angstroms angstroms, Ethanol, H2S,
4A CO2, SO2, C2H4, C3H4, and
strong acids
Molecular Sieve Molecules of diameter > 5 Molecules of diameter <5 0.003 0.18 250ºC Adsorption
Activated Type angstroms, e.g., branched chain angstroms, e.g., butanol, n-
5A compounds and those having 4 C4H10 to n-C22H46
carbon or larger rings
Phosphorous Saturated hydrocarbons, aromatic Alcohols, acids, amines, 3x10-5 0.5 No Chemisorption
Pentoxide hydrocarbons, ethers, alkyl ketones, HF and HCl vapors leading to
halides, aryl halides, nitriles, H3PO4
anhydrides, nitrites, esters
Potassium Alcohols, nitriles, ketones, esters, Acids, phenols 0.2 300º C Hydrate
Carbonate amines Formation
Potassium Amines, organic bases Acids, phenols, esters, 0.3 Indeterminate No Hydration and
Hydroxide amides, acidic gases, Solution
aldehydes Formation
Silica Gel 6-16 Most organics HF vapors 0.03 0.2 200-350ºC Adsorption
Mesh
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Sodium Saturated and aromatic Acids, alcohols, aldehydes, Not Leads to
hydrocarbons, ethers ketones, amines, esters, Recommended
organic halides, and any NaOH + H2
substance with high water
content
Sodium Amines Acids, phenols, esters, 0.16 Indefinite Not Absorption and
Hydroxide Pellets amides Recommended Solution
Formation
Sulfuric Acid Inert gases, HCl, Cl2, CO, SO2, Too reactive to actually 0.003 Indefinite No Hydration
air used in desiccators contact organic materials
Zinc Chloride Hydrocarbons Ammonia, amines, alcohol 0.9 0.2 110ºC Hydration
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