DesiSphereTM
DesiphereTM is a new high technology, dust-free, spherical, activated alumina
manufactured and designed to optimize dessicant performance.

SPHERICAL PARTICLE
Benefits:
  • Easy to pack, very convenient to use
  • Very permeable
  • Suitable for use in lab/pilot/process
  • Dry, dust-free configuration
  • 1/8" spheres

DUST FREE
Benefits:

  • Will not contaminate gas/liquid streams with particulates
  • Suitable for lab/pilot/process preparation of dust-free, dry streams

HIGH CAPACITY
Benefits:

  • Adsorbs 36% of its own weight, three times more than "standard" Alumina, 20% more than Silica, 32% more than Drierite
  • Obtain drier samples, faster, for a longer period of time - reduces down-time

WIDE SCOPE
Benefits:

  • Dry Gases and Liquids
  • Gases: CO2 Acetylene, Air, Argon, Ethylene, Helium, Hydrogen, N2, O2, etc.
  • Liquids: Benzene, CCl4, Ethylacetate, Hexane, Oil, Pentane, Transformer oils, Xylene, etc.
  • Dehydrate acidic gases and liquids without softening or breakage

ABSORPTIVE PROPERTIES
Benefits:

  • Cleans organics while it dries
  • Preferentially adsorbs high polarity impurities

HIGH MECHANICAL STRENGTH
Benefits:

  • Use in tall columns and towers
  • Facilitates economy of design

HIGH EFFICIENCY
Benefits:

  • Rapid drying - 52% faster than Silica Gel and 119% faster than standard Alumina
  • Reduces working time
  • Rapid sample preparation and analysis
KINETIC EXPOSURE TEST
Static Adsorption @ 11% RH 12
(wt%) @ 58% RH 22
@ 97% RH 36
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Abrasion Loss(wt%) .01
Crush Strength(lb) 30
Bulk Density (lbs/ft3) 48
KINETIC PROPERTIES
30 minute exposure to 97% R.H.
Weight % Gain
DesiSphere 3.5%
P2O5 3.0%
CaSO4 2.6%
Silica Gel 2.3%
Alumina 1.6%

VALUE
Benefits:

  • A high technology/advanced product with outstanding capacity, permeability, and efficiency, at an affordable cost

Sorbent Selection
The following SAI Catalog #s are recommended:

CAT# Description
01001-05 DESISPHERE W/O INDICATOR 500g
01001-2 DESISPHERE W/O INDICATOR 2.5kg
01005-05 DESISPHERE 20% INDICATOR 500g
01006-05 DESISPHERE 100% INDICATOR 500G

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