ASSIGNMENT

RAC

YOGESH
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 DIFFERENT DEHUMIDIFYING AGENT

METHODS OF DEHUMIDIFICATION

Desiccant Mechanical Air Conditioning

Dehumidification Dehumidification  Dehumidification by
 In this method a  It is the method of increasing the total
desiccant material removing humidity pressure or
or drying substance by cooling the air to compressing the air
is introduced into condense the water
the airstream to vapor
remove moisture

DIFFERENT CHEMICAL (DESICCANT) MATERIAL

 SILICA GEL
 Chemical Formula= SiO2
 Appearance=Transparent Beads
 It’s strong adsorption capacity chemically inertness, high surface
area, high internal porosity make silica gel widely used
dehumidifying desiccant. One of the example is we see in our
daily life is whenever we order new pair of shoes they contain
 small white packet which contain silica gel to absorb humidity to
prevent foul smell.
 Silica gel is processed with cobalt chloride .so whenever silica gel
absorb moisture cobalt chloride change its color from blue to
pink. Saturation of silica gel gets indicated by this.
 Also cobalt chloride is heavy metal salt it is not used around food.

 Molecular Sieve
 Molecular Sieve is a synthetic desiccant manufactured from
aluminosilicates.
 It has many tiny holes or pores the absorb liquid and gas.
 It can absorb water up to 22% of its own weight.
 Most of these various types of desiccant dehumidifiers can be
recharged and recycled by using a heating process to dry them
for reuse.
 Quicklime and Gypsum
 Quicklime is a common term for Calcium Oxide.
 It is alkaline and highly caustic, so special care in handling is
necessary.
 Its chief benefit is that it can be used to gradually drop the
humidity to a very low state.
 Gypsum is Calcium Sulfate.
 References

• https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/j100200a071
• https://scholar.google.co.in/scholar?q=silica+gel+properties&hl=en&as_s
dt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart
• https://www.bryair.com/news-and-events/articles/common-desiccants-
and-their-properties