Properties, production methods, and fields of application for finely dispersed activated α-aluminum oxide are considered. Information about international and Russian manufacturers of reactive alumina used in the production of engineering ceramics and low-cement refractory cast mixes is presented. Characteristics of reactive alumina produced by different companies are provided.
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Trubitsyn, M.A., Volovicheva, N.A., Furda, L.B. et al. Research in the Area of Preparing Activated Alumina. Part 1. Methods for Preparing Reactive Alumina. Refract Ind Ceram 63, 130–136 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11148-022-00694-w
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