Perlite is used in it's Crude Form for Sand Blasting, Foundry and
Steel Industries, Slag Coagulant, Special Casting and Mixtures, as well as a Silica Source.
Perlite is used in it's Expanded Form in the following Industries.
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
Water and Oil Absoprtion
Oil absorption for pollution control in refineries, factories and garages
Acoustic
Plasters, mortars, plaster boards, ceiling tiles, and upper wall insulations
Baghouse Trapcoat
Baghouse fabric, bag surface protective system for air pollution control
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
Taxidermy
Animal stuffing
Hydroponics
Spilless media for indoor and outdoor planting
Horticultural
Available in different grades for a wide variety of horticultural uses. Also availble in Orchid Grade
Perlite is used in it's Expanded Form as Insulation in the following Industries.
Cryogenics
Methane, liquid oxygen, nitrogen and other gases in containers, both for transport and in stationary plants. Installation and Resource and Recovery services.
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
