Drying is the removal of small amounts of water or other liquid from a material through the application of heat. It has several applications, including preparing bulk drugs, preserving drug products, and improving characteristics and handling of materials. There are different types of dryers classified based on how the material moves through the dryer, such as static bed dryers where material remains stationary, moving bed dryers where material continuously moves through the dryer, and fluidized bed dryers where a hot gas fluidizes the material being dried. Common drying equipment includes tray dryers, drum dryers, spray dryers, fluidized bed dryers, vacuum dryers, and freeze dryers.