Silica Application

Silica Application

Silica Application

GLASS

Glass Containers

  • Improved consistency through control of topsize, distribution and chemical properties

Flat Glass

  • High-quality optical properties from low iron sand
  • Meets requirements for the automotive, commercial and residential construction, and solar application markets

Reinforcement Fiberglass

  • Special processing techniques control particle size distribution to eliminate excessively coarse and fine particles

Insulation Fiberglass

  • Sand and Aplite with consistent size and iron oxide content
  • Allows manufacturing furnaces to run consistently, with minimal batch correction

Specialty Glass

  • Range of low-iron and mid-iron silica grades, with several silica grades Fe2O3 below 150 ppm
  • We work with customers to meet sand gradations for specialty borosilicate glass

 

Water Filtration and Waste Treatment with Silica Sand

Industrial Water Filtration and Waste Treatment

  • Our silicas have the unique ability to absorb, suspend or settle out floc, colloids and bacteria, as well as removing iron manganese, without excessive head loss
  • Suitable for municipal waste water treatment, drinking water systems, residential and commercial well drilling, and environmental monitoring wells

Pool Filtration

  • Our Silica's pool filter sand assures uniform flow rate and sharp filtration for cleaner water
  • Our angular silica grains are white in color and meet the specifications of major manufacturers of silica sand pool filters
  • Ecologically safe, chemically inert and safely disposable

 

Foundry Casting

  • Our Silica offers  grades of round and sub-angular foundry silica sand products of foundry modling and core making applications.   


Ceramics

  • Silica sand that has been ground to fine sizes is an ingredient in most clay-based ceramic bodies and is a major constituent of ceramic glazes.

 

Golf Sand (Coarse sand )

  • Silica sand has become an increasingly important comonent in sports applications,such as golf courses and pitches.

 

White Cement

  • Our quality silica sand Is very suitable for production of White cement. Attributes: Brilliant whiteness, Super fineness, Excellent properties and high strength.