Dehydrating liquefied propane

[chem.e408]

Hello, newbie question here! I'm trying to wrap my head around options for dehydrating liquefied propane. I've been looking into different methods, and CaCl2 came up as a possibility for water removal. My main question is how effective and practical is using calcium chloride for this application? We're talking about a continuous process and we need to get water content down to very low levels. Are there significant issues with regeneration, carry over, or corrosion that I should be aware of when dealing with a hydrocarbon like propane? Any insights or experiences with this would be greatly appreciated!

 

[JJJASON]

Hello, newbie question here! I'm trying to wrap my head around options for dehydrating liquefied propane. I've been looking into different methods, and CaCl2 came up as a possibility for water removal. My main question is how effective and practical is using calcium chloride for this application? We're talking about a continuous process and we need to get water content down to very low levels. Are there significant issues with regeneration, carry over, or corrosion that I should be aware of when dealing with a hydrocarbon like propane? Any insights or experiences with this would be greatly appreciated!

CaCl2 works, but I doubt it's the best choice for continuous setups since regeneration can get messy. Try to look into molecular sieves instead because they handle propane way cleaner. Pretty sure you can also reach the low ppm targets faster.