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Silica gel is a granular, vitreous, highly porous form of silica made synthetically from sodium silicate. Despite its name, silica gel is a solid. It is a naturally occurring mineral that is purified and processed into either granular or beaded form. As a desiccant, it has an average pore size of 24 angstroms and has a strong affinity for water molecules. Silica gel is most commonly encountered in everyday life as beads packed in a vapor-permeable plastic. In this form, it is used as a desiccant to control local humidity in order to avoid spoilage or degradation of some goods. Because of poisonous dopants (see below) and their very high absorption of moisture, silica gel packets usually bear warnings for the user not to eat the contents. If consumed, the pure silica gel is unlikely to cause acute or chronic illness. Food-grade desiccant should not include any poisons which would cause long-term harm to humans if consumed in the quantities normally included with the items of food. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  cointalk.com jaceravone Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:45:24 GM I would vastly prefer . silica gel. or intercept(tm) products over this product which seems more towards the protection of commercial metals rather than coins. There is good support chemically for putting some new (change) harshly cleaned, ...  rollitup.org assmacka Sun, 17 May 2009 05:49:50 GM SO you know those things in the bottom of the beef jerkey. They keep it from molding. I was wondering if i can put a pack of this in the jars to.  identi.ca Global Manufacturers ue, 02 Jun 2009 19:44:41 GM themanufacturers's status on Tuesday, 02-Jun-09 19:44:41 UTC. From Google Blog Search: "silica gel" Why Is Silica gel So Dangerous? Q. Ok I am super-curious so I decided to open a silica gel pack and dump it in the sink. I slashed water on it and they started crackling. are they okay to touch? what happens if you eat some? Asked by panicdevil666 - Thu Dec 27 05:48:58 2007 - - 9 Answers - 1 Comments A. Indroduction silica gel is a granular, porous form of silica made synthetically from sodium silicate. Despite the name, silica gel is a solid. Silica gel is most commonly encountered in everyday life as beads packed in a semi-permeable plastic. In this form, it is used as a desiccant to control local humidity in order to avoid spoilage of some goods. Because of poisonous dopants (see below) and their very high absorption of moisture, silica gel packets usually bear warnings for the user not to eat the contents. If consumed, the pure silica gel is unlikely to cause acute or chronic illness, but would be problematic nonetheless. However, some packaged desiccants may include fungicide and/or pesticide poisons. It is not known whether these… [cont.] Answered by Maggie - Thu Dec 27 07:59:15 2007 Is the usefulness of silica gel and alumina as a medium always interchangeable in column chromatography? Q. Or are their solvents or samples which would behave differently in each depending on their composition? Specifically I want to extract a non-polar lipid with hexane and I'm wondering which medium is preferable. Thank you! Asked by John - Sun Sep 23 00:09:02 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. either one will be all right. I suspect silica is cheaper though. Answered by SpitzFire - Sun Sep 23 00:16:58 2007 What can happen if you eat a silica gel pack?
Q. You know...those paper packs that come in shoes, or purses to keep the moisture out? Please, serious answers only. That doesn't specifically say what happens to you if you eat it...I already checked there, but thank you anyway. Asked by Corona - Sat Nov 24 23:46:30 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. since silica gel is made to expand when it comes in contact with water, it would expand inside your body, soaking up all the water as it goes. If you managed to choke some of it down, which I don't think would be a good idea, it would probably dehydrate you. Also, since it isn't digestible, it would probably stay in your system for a long time, further dehydrating you. In short, I think you would be in some serious trouble. Answered by college_student - Sun Nov 25 19:25:53 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "silica gel" |
