Representative Properties of Commercial Porous Adsorbents




Adsorbent

Pore Diameter
dp, Å


Particle Porosity,εp

Particle Density
ρp, g/cm3


Surface Area
Sg, m2/g
Capacity for H2O Vapor at 25℃
and 4.6 mmHg,
wt% (Dry Basis)
Activated alumina​ 10-75 0.5 1.25 320 7
Silica gel:
    Small pore
    Large pore

22-26
100-150

0.47
0.71

1.09
0.62

750-850
300-350

11
--
Activated Carbon:
    Small pore
    Large pore

10-25
>30

0.4-0.6
--

0.5-0.9
0.6-0.8

400-1200
200-600

1
--
Molecular-sieve carbon 2-10 -- 0.98 400 --
Molecular-sieve zeolites 3-10 0.2-0.5 1.4 600-700 20-25
Polymeric adsorbents 40-25 0.4-0.55 -- 80-700 --

Adsorptivecapacity of desiccant silica gel