A desiccator is an enclosed device that can be sealed and has desiccants to protect the compounds within from moisture.
A laboratory vacuum desiccator cabinet has a desiccant or a substance that absorbs moisture, filling the space below the storage platform.
A desiccator can be used for various purposes such as cooling heated substances in the desiccator to disallow moisture from gathering.
The interior is dry because of the desiccating compound at the bottom.
Chemicals that absorb moisture easily are stored in a desiccator, so their life is long.
It is used for vacuum testing and degassing as well as defoaming.Specifications of laboratory desiccator cabinetsFollowing are the specifications of a few types of desiccator cabinets:Nitrogen Storage CabinetThis is the desiccator in which an inert gas – nitrogen is used to keep the environment dry and where oxidization is not desired.