{"id":16693,"date":"2017-08-31T17:22:25","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T17:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.belart.com\/corporate\/?p=16693"},"modified":"2017-08-31T17:22:26","modified_gmt":"2017-08-31T17:22:26","slug":"how-to-choose-a-desiccator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.belart.com\/corporate\/how-to-choose-a-desiccator\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose a Desiccator"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Things that are usually better kept dry:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Bread, Crackers, Potato Chips (basically all the starchy carbs<\/em>), Cosmetics, Cell Phones, Vinyl Records, Photographs, Tax Returns, Powder Chemicals...<\/div>\n

And so we bring you:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1. What Size Desiccator Do I Need?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

2. What Shape Do I Need - Round or Cabinet Style?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

3. Which Method of Desiccation is Right for My Application?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

For an in-depth guide to these questions and more,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

See the All About Dessicators Guide<\/a>!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Sneak Peak: Methods of Desiccation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Method<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Pros<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Cons<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Standard<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Economical; flexible; portable<\/td>\nRequires monitoring<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Automatic<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Desiccant is continuously regenerated; minimal monitoring; precise control<\/td>\nGenerally more expensive than standard desiccators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Gas Purge<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Achieve desired humidity level faster; dust free; creates an ultra dry environment<\/td>\nRequires access to inert gas (such as argon or nitrogen)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Vacuum<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Best for total dry storage; can also be used for degassing techniques<\/td>\nRequires access to vacuum pump; how long vacuum is maintained can vary from models<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Now that you know how to choose a desiccator, check out the different models available from\nBel-Art - SP Scienceware:<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Secador® Desiccator Cabinets<\/h3>

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Standard, Automatic or Gas-Ported<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Techni-Dome® Desiccators<\/h3>

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Vacuum or Gas-Ported<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Dry-Keeper\u2122 Desiccators<\/h3>

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Standard or Automatic<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Space Saver Desiccators<\/h3>

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Standard or Vacuum<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lab Companion™ Vacuum Desiccators<\/h3>

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Round or Cabinet<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Visit Belart.com for our All About Desiccators Guide<\/a>!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Things that are usually better kept dry:\u00a0 Bread, Crackers, Potato Chips (basically all the starchy carbs), Cosmetics, Cell Phones, Vinyl Records, Photographs, Tax Returns, Powder Chemicals… And so we bring you:\u00a0 1. What Size Desiccator Do I Need? 2. What Shape Do I Need – Round or Cabinet Style? 3. Which Method of Desiccation is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belart.com\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16693"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belart.com\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belart.com\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belart.com\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belart.com\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16693"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.belart.com\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16723,"href":"https:\/\/www.belart.com\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16693\/revisions\/16723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belart.com\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belart.com\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belart.com\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}