[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
>
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