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Login Register Stay Curious Subscribe. The Sciences. Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news. Sign Up. Already a subscriber? Want more? More From Discover. Recommendations From Our Store. They would probably want to know the material of the item to be protected, its volume, the typical ambient conditions temperature, relative humidity, etc. And they will all come out saying that a small silica gel bag grams would not be able to protect anything because of the limited amount of desiccant and the absence of a sealed container.

We have now had some opportunity to test how a 3 grams silica gel bag inside a briefcase protects against humidity in different ambient conditions. A safe environment for leather goods will maintain ambient temperature and relative humidity within a certain range. However, an excessive desiccation would dry out the goods deteriorating the material.

The results of test showed that in extreme humid conditions, typical of a maritime environment, the sachet saturates in a week on average. The point when it slows down is reached in approximately 15 days, which it is still very short.