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activated alumina

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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 alumina
A form of aluminum oxide which adsorbs moisture readily and is used as a drying agent.
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Activated alumina was one unique media with high adsorptive capacity for many pollutants, but the character for phosphorus removal in drinking water has not been disclosed, so it is worth testing and confirming the efficiency to remove or adsorb phosphorus, at the same time, adsorptive capacity of traditional filter media silica sand and anthracite coal are tested to compare, moreover, application feasibility of activated alumina should be considered.
Adsorption capacity for phosphorus comparison among activated ... by Wang, Junling; Zhang, Yajun; Feng, Cuimin; Li, Junqi; Li, Guibai / Journal of Water Resource and Protection (JWARP)
If you wish to clear up your tap water from fluoride and chlorine, try reverse osmosis, distillation, or activated alumina filtration system.
Say NO to fluoride in drinking water by Arab News (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
3]; Target: hydrocarbons, VOCs, nitrogen dioxide M6 Activated alumina Activated alumina with potassium with potassium permanganate; Spherical pellets: 1.
VOC removal performance of pellet/granular type sorbent media--from ... by Pei, Jingjing; Chen, Wenhao; Zhang, Jianshun; Guo, Bing; Nair, Sunil; Wong, Joseph / ASHRAE Transactions
 
 
 
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