Butswe ea alumina na le lintho tse ngata tse nyane-litsela, kahoo bokaholimo itseng e kholo. E ka sebelisoa e le adsorbent, desiccant, defluorinating agent le catalyst carrier. Ho ke ke e boetse e le mofuta oa trace metsi desiccant le pole-limolek'hule adsorbent, ho ea ka adsorbed limolek'hule karohanyo, lebotho sephuthelwana ke matla bakeng sa metsi, oxide e, acid e acetic, a alkali jj butswe ea alumina ke matla a phahameng, tlaase abrasion, ha ho bonolo ka metsing, ha ho katoloso, ha ho phofo, ha ho na petso.