Can these sieves be used to adsorb moisture?
I am looking for the most economical method.
It would enhance the surface area and adsorption capacity.
You can start adsorption method by activated carbons which can be prepared from different raw materials, such as sugarcane bagasse, coconut (Cocus nucifera) shells and so on, to remove moisture. However, the adsorptive properties of the activated carbons can measure by gas adsorption (BET method), using an ASAP 2010 porosimeter, and liquid phase adsorption. The activated carbon from sugarcane bagasse will gives 100% capability as an adsorbent to remove pollutants.
May I add one thing: activated carbons are not necessarily molecular sieves: extremely narrow pore-size distributions (PSD) are required, that cannot be obtained from any activation method. The burn-off must be very well controlled before the PSD starts to broaden, leading to normal activated carbons, not molecular sieves ....
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