Bulk packaging system and method for retarding caking of organic and inorganic chemical compounds

A packaging system used for storing bulk quantities of a cakable compound and which will retard the caking of the compound, the packaging system comprising:

• (a) a moisture impermeable container, the container, when scaled, defining a volume of at least 5 gallons;
• (b) a cakable compound positioned within the volume of the container, the compound having a volume, the volume of the compound in the container being less then the volume of the container such that there is a void space in the container;
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• (c) a desiccant positioned in the void space, the desiccant and compound being physically separated;
• there being approximately 0.16 to approximately 1.6 units of desiccant per pound of compound in the container.

A packaging system for storing powder, crystalline, or granular cakable compounds to retard caking of the compound stored in the packaging system, the packaging system comprising:

• (a) a moisture impermeable container, the container defining an enclosure, the enclosure having a volume of at least 5 gallons;
• (b) means for creating a moisture tight seal to close the container;
• (c) a first moisture permeable bag containing the compound, the bag being sealed to hold the compound therein, the compound and the bag in the enclosure having a volume, the volume of the compound and its bag being less than the volume of the enclosure to define a void space in the enclosure;
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• (d) a second moisture permeable bag containing desiccant, the desiccant bag being placed in the void space.

A packaging system for powdered, crystalline, or granular cakable compounds to retard caking of the compound, the packaging system comprising:

• (a) a moisture impermeable container, the container defining an enclosure, the enclosure having a volume of at least 5 gallons;
• (b) means for creating a moisture tight seal to close the container;
• (c) a powdered, crystalline, or granular cakable compound located within the enclosure, the cakable compound in the enclosure having a volume, the volume of the compound being less than the volume of the enclosure to define a void space in the enclosure;
• and
• (d) a desiccant, the desiccant being placed in the void space;
• at least one of the desiccant and the cakable compound being contained in a moisture permeable bag to physically separate the desiccant from the compound.