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What does "drying over" some desiccant mean?
First let me apologize for this noob question, but I haven't been able to find a clear answer anywhere. I've come across this expression "Y was dried
over desiccant X", etc... many times in the literature, but I don't understand what it means to dry something "over" a desiccant.
When I try to dry a solvent or such I usually just put the desiccant into the solvent, so how do you dry it by putting the solvent
above the desiccant somehow?
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Drying over means putting the desiccant into the solvent. Generally the desiccant sinks to the bottom, thus the solvent is "over" it.
[Edited on 6-20-2021 by Texium]
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It is also (perhaps incorrectly) used to mean drying a product in a sealed vessel containing the drying agent.
Reflux condenser?? I barely know her!
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It's always obvious, thus no explanations.
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Quote: Originally posted by Texium  | Drying over means putting the desiccant into the solvent. Generally the desiccant sinks to the bottom, thus the solvent is "over" it.
[Edited on 6-20-2021 by Texium] |
Thanks for clarifying! Much appreciated.
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