{"id":1702,"date":"2014-11-13T14:27:34","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T14:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sercalia.com\/en\/porque-gel-de-silice\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T19:36:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T19:36:39","slug":"why-silica-gel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sercalia.com\/en\/why-silica-gel\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Silica Gel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Desiccant products are difficult to be replaced. And Silica Gel<\/a> is one of them, probably the best known for its many applications.<\/p>\n

The origin of the problem is the humidity, a factor that may deteriorate the majority of products if remaining long time in contact with them. In this way food, medicine, clothing, electrical appliances, photographic equipment, documents, cabinet interiors and almost any product can be damaged in contact with moist environments. And to solve this, the natural way to reduce moisture is by ventiliaci\u00f3n, preferably natural.<\/p>\n

Obviously, not everything is ventilable, so it is necessary to control the increase of moisture with products that can absorb it.<\/p>\n

One of this products is silica gel, silicon dioxide that looks like a porous sand in granular form. The high porosity of the desiccant silica gel allows the absorption of environmental water up to 30% of its weight, so it is the desiccant capable of absorbing more water. Moreover, silica gel is non-toxic, non-flammable and does not react chemically, so it can be considered a \"clean\" product, such as sand.<\/p>\n

All these qualities have allowed Silica Gel to enter in many applications where it was necessary to get dry environments. <\/p>\n

What silica gel can be used for?<\/strong><\/p>\n