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DIATOMITE FILTER AID |
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Diatomite has been used as a filter aid for nearly a century. The ore is a soft, friable siliceous mineral. It is composed of the skeletons of microscopic plants deposited on the bottoms of oceans and lakes after and during the Miocene Age, from 100,000 to 15,000,000 years ago. Under the microscope the particles of diatomite show up in a variety of forms: symmetrical figures resembling disks, rods, cylinders and snowflakes. It is the shape factor combined with the rigidity of the particles that makes Dicalite diatomite such an excellent raw material for the production of superior filter aids. Diatomaceous earth is an amorphous form of silica containing a small amount of microcrystalline material. Filter aids are processed at above 800 °C (1500 °F). Both calcined and flux-calcined diatomite filter aids are free of organic matter and are non-adsorptive. Dicalite diatomite filter aids offer outstanding performance from the finest to the coarsest grades. These materials meet all requirements for good filter aids. This enables them to meet the exacting clarity and flow-rate demands of industrial filtration. Even more important, the user can depend on consistency and uniformity load after load. Typical Applications |
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Calcined |
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SUPERAID/UF (SA/UF) |
- Beer (polish) - Citric Acid - Gelatin - Vinegar - Wine (polish) - Water (waste for injection) - Water (polymer) |
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Speedflow |
Acids - Agar - Alcohols - Beer (polish) - Cider - Cotton Seed Oil - Gelatin - Lacquers - Lube Oils - Oil Additives - Sugar (cane) - Vinegar - Wine |
| 231 | Acids - Beer - Fruit Juices - Hydrocarbons - Lube Oil - Oil Additives - Resins - Shellac - Sugar (cane) - Vinegar - Water (potable) - Water (waste) - Wine |
Flux- Calcined |
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341 Speedplus |
Alcohols - Antibiotics - Acids - Beer (primary) - Chemicals - Dry Cleaning - Fruit Juices - Gelatin - Glucose - Lube Oils - Metallurgical - Molasses - Oil Additives - Oils (edible) - Plastics - Plating - Resin - Shellac - Solvents - Sugar (beet/cane) - Sugar (liquid) - Tallow - Titanium - Vinegar - Water (potable) - Water (waste) - Wine - Waxes |
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375 Speedex |
Acids - Chemicals - Enzymes - Fruit Juices - Glucose - Oil Additives - Oil (edible) - Sugar (cane) - Sugar (liquid) - Tallow - Vinegar - Water (potable) - Water (waste) - Waxes - Whiskeys - Wine |
| 2500 | Antibiotics - Beer (wort) - Enzymes - Fruit Juices - Hydrocarbons - Plastics - Polymers - Syrups - Tallow - Varnish - Water - Wine |
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Swimpool Grade |
Aquariums - Swimming Pools |
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4200 |
Antibiotics - Beer (wort) - Enzymes - Fruit Juices - Hydrocarbons - Plastics - Polymers - Syrups - Tallow - Varnish - Water - Wine |
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4500 |
Antibiotics - Corn Syrup - Enzymes - Fructose - Plastics - Resins - Sorghum - Varnish - Wine |
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5000 |
Antibiotics - Corn Syrup - Enzymes - Fructose - Plastics - Resins - Sorghum - Varnish - Wine |
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6000 |
Antibiotics - Chemicals - Corn Syrup - Enzymes - Fructose - Polymers - Phosphoric Acid - Water |
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