Daily life Applications of Silica Gel

Daily Life Applications of Silica Gel

We all are familiar with silica gel packets, we can find those small silica gel packets inside new bags, shoe boxes and other things such as medicines, tablets and they are there for a good reason. Silica is a desiccant which means that it is a drying agent - it absorbs moisture from its surroundings. Though the instructions on these packets are to throw them away immediately, you can put them to use for very useful uses at home. Just keep it out of children for safety concerns.

Rescue a wet cellphone

Silica gel is the best way to suck the moisture out of a wet phone. Just wipe the excess water with the help of soft tissue and remove the battery from it. Keep the phone and battery inside a zip-lock pack and slide a silica gel packet inside. Leave it overnight and switch it on the next morning.

Maintain razor blades Store all your shaving blades in a jar and put a silica gel packet in it. You will be surprised to know that the blades will never get tarnished and will be available for use for a long time.

Activated Alumina

Activated Alumina is also used as a good moisture absorber. But the application is a little bit different from silica gel or other moisture absorber agents.

Activated alumina is utilized for a large number of adsorbent and catalyst applications. It is used in the catalysts adsorption in synthetic resin production and in hydrogen peroxide production. It is also used as a selective adsorbent for many chemicals together with arsenic, fluoride, in sulfur removal from fluid streams (Claus Catalyst process).

Activated Alumina Applications

As an adsorbent, activated alumina is most well known for its use in water filtration applications, where it serves as a cost-effective adsorbent for removing fluoride from water. It is also capable of removing a variety of other contaminants, including arsenic, lead, and sulfur.