ʻO ka alumina i hoʻohana ʻia i nā catalysts ka mea maʻamau i kapa ʻia ʻo "alumina hana".He mea paʻa porous a hoʻopuehu nui ʻia me ka ʻili nui.Loaʻa i kona ʻili microporous nā hiʻohiʻona e pono ai no ka catalysis, e like me ka hana adsorption, ka hana ʻili, ke kūpaʻa wela maikaʻi, etc.