[meteorite-list] Aerogel as dessicant?
From: Mike Bandli <fuzzfoot_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:37:19 +0000 Message-ID: <010420081437.19352.477E449F000D698300004B9822058860149B01010096969A00_at_comcast.net> Silica Aerogel is extremely hygroscopic and would be a great desiccant. The only problem is that Aerogel is about 1000 times the cost of ordinary silica gel :) Mike -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: tracy latimer <daistiho at hotmail.com> > > I recently bought a tiny vial of aerogel fragments on Ebay, just because I was > curious. I opened it and shook a few fragments out onto my hand. Aerogel is so > hygroscopic, it stuck to the moisture of my hand and was hard to shake off. Has > anyone experimented with using it as a nonreactive dessicant for meteorites? > > Tracy Latimer > > _________________________________________________________________ > Share life as it happens with the new Windows Live. > http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_122007 > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Fri 04 Jan 2008 09:37:19 AM PST |
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