® IMERYS FILTRATION EMEA

CELITE 499 Sales Office

2 Place E. Bouillères – BP 33662
31036 Toulouse Cedex 1 – France
T +33 561 50 20 20
F +33 561 40 06 23

FLUX CALCINED DIATOMACEOUS EARTH FOR FILLER AND SPECIALTY APPLICATIONS Production Site
Apartado de Correos n° 46
A specially processed flatting agent of high whiteness for low-lustre paint finishes. Carretera de Elche Km 6
ES - 03080 Alicante - Spain
Tel: +34 (96) 528 4033
Fax: +34 (96) 528 4069

PRODUCT
Production site Alicante, Spain
Product type Flux Calcined, Fresh Water Diatomaceous Earth

TYPICAL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Physical form Dry Powder
Colour White
Loose Weight (g/l) 165
Wet Density (g/l) 415
Moisture (% by weight as shipped) 0.1
pH (10% slurry) 10.5
Blue Light Reflectance 94.1
2
Surface Area (B.E.T.) m /g 2
Oil Absorption (% by weight) 140
Water Absorption (% by weight) 195
Gloss (60°) 14.0
Sheen (85°) 14.0
Hegman Index 4.5

Typical Particle Size

Retained on 325 Mesh, μm (% by weight) 0.03
Diameter at whi h % is less y Mi rotra μm 5.89
Diameter at whi h % is less y Mi rotra μm 14.1
Diameter at whi h 9 % is less y Mi rotra μm 25.0

TYPICAL CHEMICAL PROPERTIES (% by weight)

Loss on Ignition 0.1
SiO2 95.5
Al2O3 0.6
Fe2O3 0.3
CaO 2.1
MgO 0.3
Na2O 0.9
K2O 0.2

Notice: Although the data listed are typical, they are not production specifications. The
supplier provides the data in good faith, however it makes no warranty or representation
of any kind, express or implied, regarding the information given or product described
including any warranty of suitability for a particular purpose.

DAT448DE - January 2018 - Second edition