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Desiccant Dryer

Complete range of twin tower desiccant air dryers and rotary drum dryers for all industrial applications

Boiler & Thermic Fluid Systems

Protecting your systems and processes

Desiccant air dryers provide the ultimate in energy efficiency and supply extremely low dew points.

For a broad range of industrial applications

Complete range of desiccant air dryers for a broad variety of industries and applications with dew points down to -70°C / -100° F.

Protect your production

Our patented Elektronikon control and monitoring system takes continuous care of your desiccant air dryers to ensure optimal productivity and efficiency at your site.

How does a Desiccant Air Dryer Work?

Twin tower desiccant air dryer working principle

Adsorption dryers are used when the compressed air application requires a pressure dew point below 0°. The regenerative desiccant dryers consist of two pressure vessels. Both vessels are filled with desiccant. One vessel is removing moisture from the compressed air.

Wet air passes directly through the desiccant bed which adsorbs the moisture. When this vessel is saturated with moisture the valves will switch and lead the air to the other standby vessel. During adsorption in the other vessel, the first vessel will be regenerated. It’s a cyclic process.

The desiccant medium has a finite capacity for adsorbing moisture before it must be dried out, or regenerated. To do this, the tower containing saturated desiccant medium is depressurized and the accumulated water is driven off.
How this happens depends on the type of dryer.

Heatless dryers use only compressed air as a purge

Blower purge dryers use a combination of air from an external blower, heat, and minimal compressed air

Blower zero purge dryers use a combination of air from an external blower, heat, and zero compressed air

Heat of compression dryers use the heat of the compression

Heated purge dryers use heat and small amount of compressed air

Types of Desiccants

Depending on the technology and dew point requirement, there is always the best choice of desiccant, sometimes a combination of multiple layers of desiccants used in our designs. In this way, we will ensure required PDP levels and maximized lifetime for desiccant.

Activated Alumina grade D​

Premium quality desiccant, long lifetime, few dust forming

High performance silicagel​

Premium quality desiccant​, long lifetime​, few dust forming​

Cerades™: a groundbreaking desiccant

Some Atlas Copco innovations change everything. Cerades™, the first ever solid desiccant, has revolutionized adsorption dryer design, efficiency and performance. And that makes all the difference for you as you enjoy better air quality, lower energy and service costs, and health and environmental benefits.

Water resistant silica gel​

15% extra capacity to cope with aging​, resistance against free water​, limited dust forming​

Rotary Drum Dryer Working Principle

The rotary drum dryer also uses adsorption technology. The desiccant does not come in granular form. Instead, it is bonded with a binding material in a honeycomb structure. The main advantages are:

  • No erosion of desiccant beads
  • No escape of beads

This unique technology does not require any additional energy, as it is using the heat of compression. The rotating drum is divided into sections. In general 3/4 of the drum is used for adsorption, while 1/4 is used for regeneration. It’s a continuous process as the drum rotates and therefore doesn’t require any switching valves.

Complete Desiccant Air Dryer Range

BD+CD+XD+ twin tower desiccant air dryers

Highly energy-efficient desiccant air dryers. For intensive, constant use. Ideal for critical processes, including oil-free, from 25 to 3600 l/s.

CD+ with Cerades™

The first dryer to use the revolutionary Cerades™ desiccant developed and patented by Atlas Copco.

MDG & MD & ND rotary drum dryers

The MDG, MD & ND are highly cost-effective rotary drum dryers. Constant supply of dry air, extremely low power consumption. For oil-free air applications.

CO2 removal unit

For applications requiring dry and CO2 free air, our CO2 removal unit protects your compressed air systems and maintains the quality of your end product.

XDG series desiccant tower dryersAtlas Copco XDG series desiccant tower dryers deliver ultra-low pressure dew points down to -90 °C/-130 °F, and consume up to 80% less energy than traditional dryers.