On the controllability and energy sensitivity of heat-integrated desiccant adsorption dryers

► Adsorption dryer controllability analysed and compared with conventional systems. ► 14 out of 40 possible control structures selected as suitable. ► Adsorption system shown to improve disturbance and energy performance resilience. ► Zeolite sorption isotherm and sorption heat shown to influence controllability. ► Heat-degradable product quality proposed as output variable instead of temperature.