Product Profile of Precipitated Silica

Famous Minerals & Chemicals Private Limited offers Precipitated Silica. Famous Minerals & Chemicals Private Limited manufactures minerals, synthetic minerals, and processed minerals and etc. Used in varied industries. The Precipitated Silica is of highest purity and is processed under controlled conditions. The Precipitated Silica gives good absorption resistance.

Physical Properties of Precipitated Silica are:

• Physical appearance: Snow white free flowing powder.

• Sp. Gravity : 1.9 - 2.0

• Water soluble : Max. 0.5%

• PH of 10% aqueous solution : 6.5 to 7

• Silica contents as SiO2 on Anhydrous basis : above 89%

• Loss on Ignition : 10

• Water absorption : 240 to 270

Industrial Applications of Precipitated Silica:

• Rubber: Most important use is in rubber industry for making light weight hawai chappals.

• Plastic: Used as a weight reducing filler in plastic products.

• Paints: As matting agent and as good suspender in a variety of industrial & decorative paints. Also used in traffic paints.

• Flooring Compounds: Used in many floor coatings, PVC tiles, etc.

• Normal Supplies: above 300 mesh and as per customers demand