Activated alumina is an efficient desiccant that is used in air dryers to absorb moisture in air and gases.
Air dryers also help prevent equipment damage caused by moisture accumulation. In air compressor systems, this reduces corrosion and other issues. Furthermore, dehydrating other gases such as natural gas or nitrogen may be possible as well.
Improved Air Quality
Moisture in compressed air systems can lead to corrosion and decreased product quality, both of which require improvement. To improve air quality, activated alumina plays an integral part in maintaining safe conditions by adsorbing moisture away from equipment and keeping your environment as safe as possible for use.
Activated alumina is chemical-free, non-toxic, and long-lasting – perfect for compressed air drying needs! Reusable time after time makes this an economical choice that won’t break the bank. Resistant to steaming makes activated alumina an ideal material choice for heat-regenerated dryers as it has excellent resilience against alkaline components like ammonia and amines.
As well as extracting moisture from compressed air, activated alumina can also help decrease bacteria growth in your compressed air system, helping prevent blockages or issues which might damage equipment – this in turn lowers efficiency while simultaneously cutting energy costs.
Activated alumina is typically installed into a pressure vessel within your compressor’s system and filled with a bed of the material to absorb moisture from air passing through it. Once saturated, regenerator air or heat may be directed onto it for regeneration – this allows it to be reused repeatedly until its ability to absorb moisture is no longer effective.
Longer Equipment Life
Moisture can be an obstacle when it comes to compressed air systems, as its presence can cause corrosion and other forms of equipment damage. By employing desiccant materials such as activated alumina desiccants can reduce moisture in your system, prolonging its lifespan.
Activated alumina’s porous surface offers moisture molecules a large surface area to cling onto, which allows it to act as an air dryer desiccant material and remove moisture from vapors, gases and humidity in an air drying process. Furthermore, activated alumina also assists with cleaning environments contaminated with elements like fluoride, lead or arsenic contamination.
Air dryers that utilize activated alumina desiccant can have greater productivity than their counterparts that do not. Moisture damage to regular industrial processes, medical equipment, or compressed air systems by corrosion is significant. By employing activated alumina desiccants instead, users can protect these environments from moisture’s negative impacts and avoid expensive repairs due to corrosion.
Activated alumina can be installed into a pressure vessel in your compressed air system and passed through it to remove moisture. It can be used both regenerative and non-regenerative compressed air dryers; with former employing two pressure vessels filled with activated alumina; while non-regenerative models only need one and its contents replaced when saturated.
Reduced Energy Costs
Activated Alumina’s surface boasts an enormous amount of porous space, making it highly effective at drying nearly all gases and liquids such as Acetylene, Oxygen, Methane as well as Freon, Benzene, Kerosene Transformer Vegetable Oils.
Most air dryers use desiccant materials like activated alumina beads, molecular sieves or silica gel to dry compressed air. As time passes, however, the desiccant materials become saturated with moisture; at which point they need to be “regenerated.” Regeneration involves either redirecting dry compressed air towards the desiccant bed or using direct heat to expel water out. Due to activated alumina’s ability to endure multiple regeneration cycles for air drying applications it makes an economical choice.
High-grade activated alumina desiccant for air dryers optimizes key factors such as bulk density, surface area and permeability to extract maximum amounts of water during each cycle and less dust which clogs valves, gauges and pipes requiring costly repairs or replacements.
Selecting high-grade activated alumina has many advantages, one being its resistance to degrading with repeated exposure to pressure, steam, and water vapor – even under harsh industrial environments – which allows it to continue functioning even under intense conditions. When used in regenerative air dryers this longevity could save thousands over its lifespan.
Environmentally Friendly
Activated alumina air dryers offer an environmentally-friendly method of protecting things that are sensitive to moisture, such as metal items that corrode quickly or non-metals that damage easily from damp conditions. Moisture damages everything it touches – including equipment failure! Air dryers help avoid these issues by extracting the moisture out of compressed air before it enters equipment.
As air passes over activated alumina beds, moisture molecules adhere to its microscopic tunnels and become trapped. Since activated alumina can be renewed and reused several times before needing replacement, this makes it an economical choice for air drying systems.
Activated alumina’s manufacturing process makes its pore size customizable to meet specific application needs, as well as being enhanced with color indicators to assist users in monitoring its desiccant level more easily. These features make activated alumina an attractive choice for industrial applications in which maintaining dewpoint control is a top priority.
Selecting an adequate alumina bed size and flow rate are crucial in selecting an efficient air drying system, to avoid overloading or failing to completely dry your air stream. Selecting an effective bed will result in longer life and improved performance for all components in the air dryer and system overall.