Silica gel bụ ihe na-asọ oyi nwere ọtụtụ ngwa na mgbasa ozi na mmeghachi omume catalytic. Silica gel catalysts na-abụkarị nke silica gel na ihe na-arụ ọrụ. Ha nwere nnukwu pores na mpaghara elu dị elu, na-egosipụta arụmọrụ catalytic magburu onwe ya. Dabere na usoro ha na ngwa ngwa, silica gel catalysts nwere ike ekewa n'ozuzu dị ka acidic silica gel catalysts na isi silica gel catalysts.
