ʻO ka huahana he pūhui macromolecular inorganic. He pauda keʻokeʻo a i ʻole wai waihoʻoluʻu. Hoʻohana maʻalahi ia i ka wai me ka corrosion. Hoʻohana nui ʻia ia e like me ka imgredient no ka lāʻau lapaʻau a me ka cosmetic (e like me antiperspirant) i kēlā me kēia lā ʻoihana kemika; ka wai inu, ka mālama ʻana i ka wai ʻona.