jamit
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Activated Basic Aluminum Oxide
I did a search on google but wasn't satisfied with what I found. I just purchased online via, ebay 1kg of Aldrich Activated Basic Aluminum Oxide.
Sigma Aldrich website lists this product as an absorbant, by which I take it to mean that it can be used as an dessicant to dry chemicals. Am I right
in thinking this?
Also, if activated basic aluminum oxide is a dessicant, how is it different from molecular sieves? can it replace it? can i use it to dry solvents?
any help is welcomed!
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Quote: Originally posted by jamit  | I did a search on google but wasn't satisfied with what I found. I just purchased online via, ebay 1kg of Aldrich Activated Basic Aluminum Oxide.
Sigma Aldrich website lists this product as an absorbant, by which I take it to mean that it can be used as an dessicant to dry chemicals. Am I right
in thinking this?
Also, if activated basic aluminum oxide is a dessicant, how is it different from molecular sieves? can it replace it? can i use it to dry solvents?
any help is welcomed! |
Actually, it is adsorbant.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activated_alumina
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thanks for the link!
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What's the difference between dessicant and adsorbent?
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The difference is that they have different Wikipedia
entries: desiccant and adsorbent.
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