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activated alumina
activated alumina n (Elements & Compounds) a granular highly porous and adsorptive form of aluminium oxide, used for drying gases and as an oil-filtering material and catalyst activated alumina
activated alumina[′ak·tə‚vād·əd ə′lüm·ə·nə] (materials) Highly porous, granular aluminum oxide that preferentially absorbs liquids from gases and vapors, and moisture from some liquids; also used as a catalyst or catalyst carrier, as an absorbent to remove fluorides from drinking water, and in chromatography. activated aluminaA form of aluminum oxide which adsorbs moisture readily and is used as a drying agent. |