Mineral Composition Of Kaolin

Jan 03, 2024|

Kaolin is a pure kaolin with a white, delicate, and soft clay like appearance, and has good physical and chemical properties such as plasticity and fire resistance. Its mineral composition is mainly composed of kaolinite, halloysite, hydromica, illite, montmorillonite, as well as minerals such as quartz and feldspar. Kaolin has a wide range of uses, mainly used in papermaking, ceramics, and refractory materials, followed by coatings, rubber fillers, enamel glazes, and white cement raw materials. In small amounts, it is used in plastic, paint, pigments, grinding wheels, pencils, daily cosmetics, soap, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, textiles, petroleum, chemical, building materials, national defense and other industrial sectors.

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