gibbsite

Noun

Meaning

A hydrate of alumina.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

mica serpentine talc zeolite vermiculite chlorite goethite pyrophyllite sepiolite kaolinite bentonite smectite brucite halloysite hydrotalcite
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Hypernyms

mineral

Examples

After separation of the residue by filtering, pure gibbsite is precipitated when the liquid is cooled, and then seeded with fine-grained aluminium hydroxide. Source: Internet

If this would be the only requirement, large amounts of kaolinite could be harvested simply by adding gibbsite powder to a silica solution. Source: Internet

However, whereas the brucite structure can be described as a close-packed structure in gibbsite the OH groups on the underside of one layer rest on the groups of the layer below. Source: Internet

The aluminium compounds in the bauxite may be present as gibbsite (Al(OH) 3 ), boehmite (AlOOH) or diaspore (AlOOH); the different forms of the aluminium component will dictate the extraction conditions. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Gibbs-Marangoni effect Gibbs-Thomson effect Gibbs-Thomson equation Gibbstown Gibby gibe