Desiccant

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007713",
  "term": "Desiccant",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. (DESS-uh-kant) A drying agent which is capable of removing or absorbing moisture from the atmosphere in a small enclosure.\n\n2. A drying agent\n\n3. A chemical agent that absorbs moisture; some desiccants are capable of drying out plants or insects, causing death.\n\n4. A chemical agent that absorbs moisture.\n\n5. A drying agent which is capable of removing or absorbing moisture from the atmosphere in a small enclosure.\n\n6. Material used in solid-bed dehydrators to remove water from raw natural gas by adsorption or absorption. Desiccants include activated alumina, pelletized calcium chloride, lithium chloride and granular silica gel material. Wet natural gas is passed through a bed of the granular or pelletized solid adsorbent or absorbent in these dehydrators. As the wet gas contacts the surface of the particles of desiccant material, water is adsorbed on the surface or absorbed and dissolves the surface of these desiccant particles. Passing through the entire desiccant bed, almost all of the water is adsorbed onto or absorbed into the desiccant material, leaving the dry gas to exit the contactor.",
  "subject": "Chemical substances",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "I-BEAM Glossary of Terms",
    "40 CFR 98.6 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/desiccant/"
}