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Then, raising the temperature to 700° C causes the aluminum trifluoride to react with water, leaving behind aluminum oxide and releasing yet more hydrogen fluoride.—ArsTechnica,
28 May 2026 While satellite launches mostly produce black carbon, which has a potential to warm the upper atmosphere, satellite re-entries generate aluminum oxides, which can damage the ozone layer.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 May 2026 Threats to the ozone layer continue, from, for example, chlorine-containing molecules emitted by massive wildfires and aluminum oxide produced when satellites and other space objects burn up upon reentry into the atmosphere.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026 Using a Whetstone Whetstones (also known as sharpening stones) are flat blocks of abrasive material made from aluminum oxide, ceramics, steel sheets coated with diamond particles, or natural stone.—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aluminum oxide