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Aluminum oxide

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Synonym(s):

Alumina

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Linear Formula:
Al2O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
101.96
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
SB.52
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3 mm

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2040 °C (lit.)

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SMILES string

O=[Al]O[Al]=O

InChI

1S/2Al.3O

InChI key

TWNQGVIAIRXVLR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Aluminum oxide (alumina) is a common raw material for ceramic materials. It is a good electrical insulator that shows stability at high temperature and resistance to chemicals. Alumina is an important source for aluminum and has been prepared from high-alumina ladle furnace refining slag. It is reported to enhance the reaction rate of aldose to ketose conversion by Lobry de Bruyn–Alberda van Ekenstein transformation. It is a key constituent of NOx storage catalysts (NSC) which is employed to get rid of nitrogen oxides from the exhaust gas of lean burn engines. A study of the surface passivation characteristics of aluminium oxide on crystalline silicon shows many advantages which can be applied in silicon solar cell production.
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Application

Aluminum oxide may be used as a dopant to produce optical fiber amplifiers and high-power fiber lasers.

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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High contrast laser marking of alumina.
Penide J, et al.
Applied Surface Science, 336, 118-128 (2015)
Study on the mechanism of the reaction of NO2 with aluminium oxide.
Apostolescu N, et al.
Applied Catalysis. B, Environmental, 51(1), 43-50 (2004)
Aldose-ketose interconversion in pyridine in the presence of aluminium oxide.
Ekeberg D, et al.
Carbohydrate Research, 342(14), 1992-1997 (2007)
Alumina extraction from high-alumina ladle furnace refining slag.
Zhou Y, et al.
Hydrometallurgy, 140, 14-19 (2013)
Alumina as a dopant in optical fiber by OVD.
Wang J.
Applied Physics. A, Materials Science & Processing, 116(2), 505-518 (2014)

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