Deliquescent Desiccants Air Dryers

Your Resource for Deliquescent Desiccants

Interested in deliquescent desiccants? Turn to Pioneer Air Systems! Keep reading to learn about the deliquescent desiccant air dryers we have available, the benefits of deliquescent dryers, and why you should choose Pioneer for all your business’s deliquescent needs.

What Are Deliquescent Air Dryers?

Deliquescent desiccants provided by Pioneer Air Systems are a budget-friendly, non-toxic, and fully water-soluble solution that promotes energy savings. Deliquescent dryers are also a reliable and efficient source for natural gas dehydration.

If your industrial facilities use compressed air for ongoing operations, you will likely have humidity and moisture issues. The best solution to reducing or eliminating humidity and moisture is to install an industrial dryer system. While many facilities opt to install refrigerated or desiccant dryers, you don’t need to invest in this equipment if your need for drying isn’t pressing. Deliquescent dryers are cheaper and easier to use than heavy dryers.

Pioneer Air Systems: Your Source for Industry-Leading Deliquescent Desiccants

We’ve been providing unparalleled dryer desiccants across the United States since our founding in 1980. Our desiccant offerings are reliable, cost-effective, and energy-efficient solutions that help your business save big and maximize operational efficiency. Before we talk about what makes us stand apart from the competition, let’s dive into what deliquescent desiccants are:

What Do Deliquescent Air Dryers Do?

Like all other air dryers, the main function of a deliquescent dryer is to remove moisture from the air. Eliminating moisture reduces the chance of molecules condensing and changing to liquid water, which can damage operating machinery through corrosion, freezing, and other containment risks. Unlike other air drying systems, deliquescent dryers have no moving parts and don’t require electricity. Deliquescent desiccant systems are cost effective in the long run with little maintenance required.

How Do Deliquescent Air Dryers Work?

Deliquescent air dryers consist of a pressure vessel containing salt tablets inside. The salt tablets eventually dissolve as the air dryer works to absorb water vapor from the air. Simply running the compressed deliquescent dryer allows the salt to pull water out of the air. The collected and absorbed water is called brine, which builds in your industrial tank as air passes through, resulting in dry material for application use within your facility.

What Are Deliquescent Air Dryers Used For?

Deliquescent air dryers are typically used for applications, industries, and facilities that don’t require extensive drying solutions. Deliquescent dryers are commonly used for petrochemical operations, serving as an optimal solution for landfill gas and natural gas dryers.

If you are a business or facility searching for energy-saving solutions, look no further than deliquescent air dryers. Pioneer’s industry-leading technology requires zero electricity and has little to no maintenance required. Deliquescent solutions are just as cost effective as the suppressing dew point of other compressed air systems, which work best in colder conditions to eliminate moisture, preventing operational pipes from freezing.

Interested in a cost-effective air drying system with little maintenance required? If so, contact Pioneer Air Systems today for industry-leading deliquescent desiccant air dryers.

Benefits of Deliquescent Desiccants

Optimal for drying sales gas, fuel gas, sour gas, or excess gas
Favorable operating and capital costs compared to traditional systems
Zero BTEX and VOC emissions, odors, or glycol contamination
No ground contamination and fire hazards
Little to no maintenance required
Efficient and cheap drying of pipeline dew points

Deliquescent Air Dryers vs. Desiccant Dryers

Now that we’ve defined deliquescent air dryers, how they work, and what they are used for, let’s take a look at deliquescent air dryers vs. desiccant dryers. Both systems are excellent options for reducing the gas dew point, but it’s important to understand when to use each option.

Deliquescent Air Dryers

Dew point suppression is the main operation of deliquescent air dryers. Dew point temperatures depend solely on the internal temperature of the gas in the dryer. Deliquescent dryers contain a pressure vessel filled with salts or organic compounds in the form of beads or tablets. Once wet gas passes through the system, the beads and tablets absorb a percentage of water vapor. The dissolved moisture is collected at the bottom of the vessel, which needs to be regularly drained to continue smooth-flowing operations.

Natural Gas Desiccant Dryers

Desiccant drying solutions work on a different adsorption principle, using molecular sieve components as drying. As the gas passes through the base of the desiccant molecule, water vapor is then adsorbed by the molecular sieve material. Unlike the deliquescent process, desiccants aren’t dissolved by natural gas dryers. Molecular sieve agents work to remove moisture from gas until it is exhausted and regenerated.

A desiccant air drying system knows when to initiate the automatic regeneration cycle through a precision dew monitor, a component installed at the outlet point of the dryer system.

A closed-loop heat reactivated regeneration system is used for desiccant dryers, which is different from deliquescent systems because it circulates electrically heated gas flow through the base of the molecule. Electrically heated gas removes moisture from desiccants, cools present gas, and separates liquid water by dropping it into a collection receiver.

Closed-loop regenerative systems are efficient and continually produce dew point levels exceeding most other gas-based air drying systems in facilities worldwide. Natural gas dryer desiccants are commonly used for pipeline-quality gas applications and saturated gas operations.

Pioneer Air Systems: An Industry-Leading Provider of Deliquescent Desiccant Air Dryers

Since 1980, Pioneer Air Systems has provided the nation with industry-leading desiccant solutions, including our cost-effective, low maintenance deliquescent desiccant air dryers. Pioneer even provides a 10-year warranty protection offer to protect your investment in our non-traditional industrial facility equipment. Reach out to our teams of experts today to install deliquescent air dryers in your facility.