We’ve all seen those tiny pouches that contain ‘bead-like’ objects in new bags or medicine boxes. These are silica gel packets. Silica gel is basically silicon dioxide, or silica, in an amorphous and porous form.
Activated alumina is simply aluminum oxide in a solid and porous form, often known as alumina, or by its chemical composition, Al2O3. Interestingly, bright-colored gemstones like ruby and sapphire are composed primarily of aluminum oxide, with their bright colors coming from impurities in the mineral.
About 71 percent of the earth’s surface is water-covered, but it’s important to remember that water is still a finite resource. And only one-hundredth of one percent of water is readily available for human use. Here, water treatment plays an instrumental role in controlling wastewater on earth and providing access to drinking water to the …
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As is common knowledge, exposure to environmental factors, such as humidity and moisture, can nutraceutical and pharmaceutical products to degrade, causing them to lose their efficacy and stability over time. In order to effectively protect pharmaceutical products from any kind of damage, manufacturers require an effective dehydrating solution to keep them preserved. This is where …
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‘Absorbent’ and ‘adsorbent’ are two very similar words, which often leads to people using them interchangeable. However, it’s important to note that these two words refer to two processes that are vastly different from each other. If you’ve ever mixed up these two words before, well, don’t be too hard on yourself. It’s just one …
Over the last few years, the way food is consumed and packaged in India has transformed. According to The Economic Times, awareness surrounding food safety has risen majorly, pushing businesses to employ healthier and safer options. Over the past few years, even the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has taken the initiative …
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Over the last few years, the way food is consumed and packaged in India has transformed. According to The Economic Times, awareness surrounding food safety has risen majorly, pushing businesses to employ healthier and safer options. Over the past few years, even the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has taken the initiative …
A widely-used industrial absorbent, molecular sieves are synthetic metal aluminosilicates that are comprised of a 3D interconnected alumina tetrahedra and silica network with pores of a uniform size and structure. Molecular sieves come in different types for absorbing liquids and gases of varying polarity and molecular size. Over the course of this blog post, we’ll …
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