INDUSTRIES WE SERVE
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Crude Form
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Sand blasting, foundry and steel industries, slag coagulant, special casting and mixtures, silica source |
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Expanded Form (granules of different bulk density and size)
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Filtration(filter pre-coat on pressure & rotary vacuum
filters) |
Slow - Beer, wine, hydro-generated vegetable oils |
| Medium - Citric acid, sugar, oils |
| Fast - Pharmaceuticals, fruit juices, glucose, chemicals, wort, swimming pool water |
Medium Density Aggregate |
Silica, pumice, vermiculite substitute in lightweight aggregate concrete |
Aeration Moisture Control |
Horticulture, plant rooting, seed composts, growing medium soil, conditioner, packing for shipping nursery stock, hydroponics, flower support |
Hydrophobic |
Oil absorption for pollution control in refineries, factories and garages |
Abrasive |
Soaps, cleaners, polishes, wheels, disks and rubs |
Fillers |
Plastics, texturing aggregate in paints, caulking compositions, explosives |
Oil Well Treatments |
Oil well cementing and low density mud to prevent lost circulation of drilling fluids |
Lightweight Aggregate Construction |
Bricks & tiles, pottery & lightweight refractories, calcium silicate products; non-load bearing fill in bridges, tunnels, floors, masonry, roofs, pipes, etc.; tilt-up panels |
Feed/Litter |
Poultry litter, animal feed |
Acoustic |
Plasters, mortars, plaster boards, ceiling tiles, and upper wall insulations |
Baghouse Trapcoat |
Baghouse fabric, bag surface protective system for air pollution control |
Taxidermy |
Animal stuffing |
Hydroponics |
Spilless media for indoor and outdoor planting |
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Expanded Form (Perlite is used in these Industries as Insulation)
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Cryogenics |
Methane, liquid oxygen, nitrogen and other gases in containers, both for transport and in stationary plants |
Insulation at Ambient & Low Temperatures (Fire & Thermal
Insulation) |
Roof decking, concrete floor fill, blocks, chimney lining, bitumized perlite, perlite asphalt |
| Core filler in wallboards, cavity wall insulations, doors |
| Refrigeration plants, portable ice boxes, containers |
Medium to High Temperature Insulation |
Boiler covering in quilted mattresses and in hardsetting compositions |
| Pipe coverings in coaxial tubes and in compression molded pipe half sections |
High Temperature Insulation |
Fire insulation in safes, rooms, etc., foundry cores, foundry molds to reduce shrinkage |
| Holding heat in molten metal during delay in pouring |
| Exothermic topping |
