[meteorite-list] Aerogel as dessicant?

[Mike Bandli]

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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