Silica gel desiccant bụ ihe mgbasa ozi na-arụsi ọrụ ike nke ukwuu, nke a na-akwadokarị site na mmeghachi omume sodium silicate na sulfuric acid, ịka nká, afụ acid na usoro usoro ọgwụgwọ.Silica gel bụ ihe amorphous, na usoro kemịkal ya bụ mSiO2.nH2O.Ọ bụ ihe a na-adịghị ahụkebe na mmiri na ihe mgbaze ọ bụla, nke na-adịghị egbu egbu na enweghị ụtọ, na-enwe mmetụta kemịkal siri ike, ọ dịghịkwa emeghachi omume na ihe ọ bụla ma e wezụga isi ike na hydrofluoric acid.Ngwakọta kemịkalụ na nhazi anụ ahụ nke silica gel na-ekpebi na o nwere njirimara nke ọtụtụ ihe ndị ọzọ yiri ya siri ike dochie.Silica gel desiccant nwere arụmọrụ adsorption dị elu, ezigbo nkwụsi ike nke okpomọkụ, akụrụngwa kemịkalụ kwụsiri ike, ike igwe dị elu, wdg.
