A revolutionary new product from Atlas Copco that will make compressed air drying more efficient, cleaner and less costly.
Cerades™ - a truly revolutionary desiccant
Specifically, Cerades™ improves conventional desiccant dryers in five crucial ways:
Save big on energy costs
Traditional adsorption dryers force compressed air through towers filled with thousands of loose desiccant beads. In Cerades™ dryers, the air flows straight through solid tubes for a no-resistance flow and significantly lower energy costs.
Better air quality
Loose desiccant beads bounce around in the drying towers, which causes them to decompose over time. This can compromise your dew point. Cerades™ lasts longer to give you better air quality and extended service intervals.
No desiccant dust to deal with
The decomposing beads of traditional dryers release a fine dust into your air system. This dust is not only a health and environmental hazard but also creates additional filtration and maintenance costs. Cerades™ eliminates this dust issue altogether.
Installation and operational flexibility
Cerades™ is vibration-resistant and can be mounted horizontally. This allows for easy installation and continuous operation in demanding applications such as the transportation industry.
Get more space
Cerades™ dryers are smaller because they can handle a higher airflow. This reduced footprint gives you more free space and flexibility in your compressor room.
Cerades™ - a truly revolutionary desiccant
Adsorption dryers have always used towers filled with thousands of tiny desiccant beads to absorb the moisture in compressed air. Now, following years of research and development, Atlas Copco is introducing a new product that will revolutionize compressed air drying: Cerades™, the world’s first solid desiccant.
A quantum leap in compressed air performance
Structured dessicant
Traditionally, adsorption dryers forces the compressed air through towers filled with thousands of tiny desiccant beads such as silica, to dry the air for pneumatic applications.
A new drying technology, however, uses structured desiccant, also known as Cerades™. Instead of many small beads, Cerades consists of solid, ceramic blocks that dry the compressed air as it flows through straight, structured tubes. Because the air flow meets very little resistance, this process is much more energy efficient.
Unlike the tiny beads that bounce around (and into each other) in a traditional adsorption dryer, structured, solid desiccant lasts a long time. This is particularly important because the decaying desiccant beads can negatively impact the dew point and the performance of the dryer. In addition, they produce a fine dust that not only has to be filtered out to maintain a high air quality but can also compromise the environment and the health of dryer operators.
Structured desiccant does not have this problem and delivers its users ISO 8573-1:2010 Class 2 air purity for particles without any extra filtration.
As a solid ceramic block, Cerades also offers greater installation and operational flexibility. For example, it can be mounted horizontally and is able to handle an inlet temperature of 70°C. This, combined with the fact that it is vibration-resistant and takes up less space, allows a structured desiccant dryer to be used in a wide range of applications, for example in the transportation industry.
To find out how Cerades can boost your air system, get in touch with our experts.
Specifically, Cerades™ improves conventional desiccant dryers in five crucial ways:
Cerades™ - now available in the CD⁺ 20-335
The CD⁺ 20-335 is the first dryer to use the revolutionary Cerades™ desiccant developed and patented by Atlas Copco.
Cerades™ is exclusively available now in the new Atlas Copco CD⁺ 20-335 adsorption dryer series. It not only boasts the benefits of the new desiccant but is also extremely powerful, efficient, reliable and quiet. Among the outstanding features of the CD+ is that it can operate continuously with 100% airflow – a significant advantage over most dryers, which only achieve between 70 and 80%. Compared to standard CD dryers, it also lowers the purge air reduction by 15%.
To find out how CD⁺ 20-335 with Cerades can boost your air system, get in touch with our experts.
