Cenosphere
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cenosphere-272-13816131
title:
Cenosphere
text:
A cenosphere or kenosphere is a lightweight, inert, hollow sphere made largely of silica and alumina and filled with air or inert gas, typically produced as a coal combustion byproduct at thermal power plants. The color of cenospheres varies from gray to almost white and their density is about 0.4–0.8 g/cm3 (0.014–0.029 lb/cu in), which gives them a great buoyancy. Cenospheres are hard and rigid, light, waterproof and insulative. This makes them highly useful in a variety of products, notably fi
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description:
Hollow sphere made largely of silica and alumina and filled with gas
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenosphere
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date modified:
2023-10-16T05:05:34Z
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