Abstract: Residual moisture and sulfur and other residual reducing agent impurities contained in dry cleaning solvents are removed by adding to the solvents an unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon or a halogen or alkyl-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon and a cellulosic container device. The cellulosic container device comprises a cellulosic bag which contains another cellulosic material on which has been coated a chromate compound, the chromate compound being sealed onto the cellulosic material by use of a polymeric material or a cellulosic gum, the cellulosic bag also having attached thereto one or more copper wires to provide a continuous electrical ground to the vessel containing the solvent or to a D.C. power supply. The same cellulosic container device can be added to petroleum liquids together with naphthalene and fatty acids to remove sulfur impurities therefrom.