Glass Desiccator

Product Code : SCL-LG-11992

Glass Desiccator (SKU SCL-LG-11992) is a closed glass chamber that, with a suitable drying agent inside, keeps a low-humidity space for cooling oven-dried samples and storing hygroscopic or moisture-sensitive materials. Analytical, chemistry, research and teaching laboratories rely on it before accurate weighing. Science Lab Supplies supplies the desiccator from Ambala, India to schools, colleges, research institutes, tender contractors and distributors.

Specifications

The desiccator consists of a glass body and a lid; the glass lets you see the samples without opening the chamber. Desiccant sits in the lower section and samples rest above it. Capacity, diameter, lid design, plate and vacuum rating are confirmed on the quotation for the model offered.

Applications and Experiments for the Glass Desiccator

A desiccator is used to let hot, dried samples and crucibles cool without absorbing water from the air, so that their weight stays true. It also stores hygroscopic reagents between sessions. Gravimetric analysis, moisture determination and any quantitative weighing routine depend on it.

• B.Sc. and M.Sc. chemistry: cooling crucibles to constant mass in gravimetric estimations.
• Moisture and loss-on-drying tests in pharmacy and food laboratories.
• Storing hygroscopic salts and dried primary standards.
• Protecting weighing bottles and dried specimens before analysis.

Keep sealing surfaces clean, renew the desiccant as it becomes spent, and never evacuate the chamber unless the model is rated for vacuum service.

Standard Scope of Supply

Supply covers the glass desiccator body and its lid. A desiccator plate, desiccant, stopcock, vacuum connection, sealing grease and crucibles are not included; list the items you need in the enquiry so they can be quoted with the desiccator.

Packing, MOQ and Lead Time

Enquire for a single desiccator or one for each bench. The reply gives packing details, delivery time and price for the quantity stated, and weighing bottles, crucibles or other items from a laboratory glassware supplier in India can be priced on the same page.

Science Lab Supplies has an Importer-Exporter Code as a registered exporter and is able to ship to buyers in Ghana, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Science Lab Supplies is registered for GST (GSTIN 06ADEPJ0574F2ZU). Your enquiry can start on the contact page or in the enquiry cart; the lab tender page explains tender quoting.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a glass desiccator used for?
It keeps a dry atmosphere around samples, mainly for cooling oven-dried material before weighing and for storing hygroscopic substances away from humid air.

Does it need a desiccant?
Yes, a drying agent is normally placed in the lower section when a dry interior is required. Choose the desiccant to suit the samples and the laboratory method, and replace it when spent.

Can this desiccator be used under vacuum?
Only if the model on your quotation is specifically rated for vacuum service. Never evacuate a glass desiccator that is not, as it could implode.

Who supplies the Glass Desiccator?
Science Lab Supplies supplies it from Ambala, India. Colleges, analytical laboratories and tender contractors can order it alone or with plates, desiccant and weighing glassware on one quotation.

Related Gravimetric and Storage Glassware

The desiccator is the resting point between oven and balance, so it is usually bought with the vessels that pass through it. These four items cover weighing, filtering, drying small samples and keeping reagents, completing a gravimetric bench.

• Weighing Bottle — stoppered bottle for weighing dried solids.
• Gooch Crucible — filter crucible cooled here before weighing.
• Watch Glass — holds small samples while drying.
• Glass Reagent Bottle With Screw Cap — longer-term storage of dried reagents.

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Last updated: 25 September 2026