Desiccants are commonly used to remove excessive humidity that would normally degrade or destroy products sensitive to moisture, and adsorbents are materials containing tiny (small) pores of a precise and uniform size used for gases and liquids.
The commonly used desiccants and adsorbents are silica gel, activated alumina, activated carbon, molecular sieves, Montmorillonite clay, and alumino-silicate minerals (ceramic balls) or ... Read more