Activated Alumina Desiccants at Pioneer Air Systems

Your Resource for Activated Alumina Desiccants

Commercial air dryers in industrial facilities are regularly exposed to harmful components like pressure, heat, and water vapors. These factors will cause mechanical failure, allowing excess moisture to take over a building. Activated alumina desiccants from Pioneer Air Systems are an essential application for drying liquids, gasses, and other compressed air streams. Here’s everything you need to know about them:

What Is Activated Alumina?

Let’s start with the basics. Activated alumina is a solid form of aluminum oxide known as a porous. Alumina is the same mineral that gives bright colors to ruby and sapphire gems. The activated alumina process begins after the alumina has heated current moisture, allowing water uptake and other molecules through adsorption to the high surface area of pores.

How Does Activated Alumina Work in an Air Dryer?

Air dryers are regularly exposed to heat shocks, recurrent pressure, and water vapor. Over time, these factors will lower adsorption levels, resulting in mechanical failure. Activated alumina has many positives protecting against air dryer threats with resistance to liquid water absorption.

Because desiccant adsorbents are non-thermal conductors, heat can’t be dispersed by microporous liquid water when a significant amount of condensed water is generated in the absorption towers. Considerable heat causes water to evaporate into gas, causing adsorbents to expand. Water separation devices must be placed in front of adsorption dryers. Activated alumina is an excellent option for heat-regenerated dryers because of its inexpensive cost and substantial availability.

What Is Activated Alumina Used For?

Desiccation is an essential application throughout the activated alumina adsorption process. Activated alumina is used as desiccants to dry gas, liquid, and compressed air streams. Active alumina desiccants specialize in purifying gas streams through the selective adsorption of molecules. Active alumina is also used in the desiccation process for catalyst applications and water filtration.

Activated Alumina Desiccant Regeneration

Activated alumina is quickly dehydrated during activation. Since this solid element has a high absorptivity to water, alumina has a superior drying impact with a high-capacity adsorptive rate—even when concentration and frictional forces are reduced.

The absorption capacity of activated alumina is affected by the physical and chemical characteristics of the element. Alumina becomes saturated with fluids of ions over time, lowering the element to the exhausted activated alumina level. This is when desiccant regeneration is necessary. Facility managers can either replace activated alumina completely or regenerate depleted elements. Regeneration is ideal because it’s only a fraction of the replacement cost.

Here is what professional providers need for activated alumina desiccant regeneration:

Sodium hydroxide
Commercial-grade concentrated sulphuric acid
Baking soda or lime
Acetic acid
Fluoride testing kit

Activated Alumina Disposal

This chemical component must be disposed of by facility managers in industrial landfills. Before starting the alumina disposal process, be sure every step is completed according to official provider regulations. When you begin, collect activated alumina desiccants in containers, bags, or covered dumpster boxes. Above all, prioritize the safety of your staff above any operating systems when exposing, handling, and disposing of chemicals.

Are you looking for cost-effective, long-lasting, water-resistant, or low-abrasion rate systems for your facility? You’re in luck—contact Pioneer Air Systems today for all-purpose activated alumina desiccants.

Pioneer Air Systems Is the Provider for Your Facility

At Pioneer, we are your trusted desiccant supplier. Listed below are desiccant systems we can provide for your commercial facility:

Color Change
Activated Carbon
Deliquescent
Activated Alumina
Silica Gel
Molecular Sieve

For over four decades, Pioneer Air Systems has designed, manufactured, programmed, and maintained customized commercial compressed air systems that meet the specifications of our client’s needs. Every unit Pioneer builds is designed to be efficient, cost effective, environmentally responsible, and tough enough to last for years. Our engineers craft air and gas dryers to the specific needs of your business, no matter your application or capacity requirements.

Money Back Guarantee

If you aren’t satisfied with your Pioneer Air Systems equipment within 60 days of your original purchase, you may return the order to us. The distributor will be refunded the purchase price paid to Pioneer.

Maintenance and Warranties at Pioneer

At Pioneer Air Systems, we tackle minor issues in your system before they become costly repairs and replacements. Check these system signs that require professional maintenance:

Faulty dew point performance
Dirty dryer coils
Clogged drains, leaks
High internal temperatures
Decaying desiccants

Additionally, account for:

Muffler replacement every 6 to 12 months
Regular valve inspection and replacement, seal maintenance is more effective than an entire replacement
Regular inspection for desiccants, replacement after two to three years
New air filter installations every 6 to 12 months for a prolonged system life
Swapping of all internal and external filters after 8,000 hours of usage

Maintenance is a top priority at Pioneer. One of the best ways to avoid costly downtime and extend the lifespan of your valuable compressed air equipment is with regular alumina desiccant maintenance from our experts.

Pioneer’s Air System’s Warranty

We offer a 10-year prorated warranty in standard form. From the date of your purchase, Pioneer Air Systems will replace or repair any part found to be defective for free.

Pioneer also offers a one-year, mechanical parts-only warranty to customers outside the mainland United States, Canada, and Mexico. Our 10-year warranty doesn’t apply to nonstandard equipment. Pioneer Air Systems isn’t responsible for consequential, incidental, or shipping and handling charges. Contact our team to obtain authorization before returning the equipment.

Pioneer Air Systems: Activated Alumina Desiccant Provider

Pioneer Air Systems has built a reputation as the go-to provider for custom, nonstandard equipment designs by outperforming our competitors for every product development challenge. We have provided the highest-quality compressed air and gas treatment products available since 1980. Contact our team today for high-quality activated alumina desiccants.