In many branches of industry solvent mixtures accumulate which are difficul
t to recycle due to their water content. It is required that the water cont
ained in the mixtures is reduced to such an extent that the mixtures can be
separated into their components. In this paper, conventional dt watering t
echnologies, such as adsorption and/or the use of entrainers, have been com
pared with new methods, like the reactive conversion of water with special
agents. It was found that the reactive conversion is an effective alternati
ve to conventional processes.