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Diatomaceous earth?
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1. Diatomaceous earth is also known as Diatomite Earth, Kieselguhr, Kieselgur, and Celite.?
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2. It is very porous which makes it used extensively as a filter for a variety of purposes.
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3. It is used to filter impurities out of everything from beer, wine and other kinds of things.
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4. Diatomaceous earth is also widely used to filter impurities from water to produce drinkable water in public water systems.
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CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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SiO2 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??≥89.6%
Al2O3 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??≤3.5%
Fe2O3????????????????????????????????????????≤1.5%
CaO?????????????????????????????????????????? ≤0.5%
MgO??????????????????????????????????????????≤0.3%
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Specifications
Colorgrey
60 Mesh ?500Mesh
Loss on ignition5-7
PH6-8
Oil Absorption by weight115-150
SiO2(%)67±1
Al2O3(%)17±1
Fe2O3(%)4.5±1
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