Chemical composition of silica sand in site

Component Weight %
SiO2 92
Fe2O3 0.45
Al2O3 2.83
CaO <1.00
MgO 0.25
SO3 0.19
L.O.I 0.92
Na2O 0.45
K2O 0.85

The size gradation process was carried out to determine how the sand spreads (weight
percentages) within the volume fractions using a variety of sieves with openings of 106,
150, 500, 600, and 710 microns. The table below shows the results of the sand's size
gradation.

Accumulated weight
Weight percentages of
Measuring the sieve opening percentages of sand passing
residual sand
micron through sieves
% weight
% weight
710 23.01 76.99
600 7.49 69.5
500 13.81 55.69
150 52.78 2.91
106 1.44 1.47
Base (-106) 1.47 -

Chemical analysis of sand with size range of (+106 to -600).

Component Weight %
SiO2 95
Fe2O3 0.40
Al2O3 2.02
CaO <1.00
MgO 0.26
SO3 0.175
L.O.I 1.095
Na2O 0.225
K2O 0.55
Sand required after the purification sample 1

 Chemical analysis of the silica sand after washing process

Concentration
Symbol element
Weight %
SiO2 99.28
Fe2O3 0.0437
Al2O3 0.5124
TiO2 0.0665
CaO 0.0888
MgO 0.0074
SO3 0.19
L.O.I <0.01
Na2O 0.0087
K2O <

 Sieve analysis

+ 600 0.6 %
+ 425 : 600 11 %
+250 : 425 43 %
+125 : 250 42 %
-125 3.4 %
Sand required after the purification sample 2

 Chemical analysis of the silica sand after washing process

Concentration
Symbol element
Weight %
SiO2 99.66
Fe2O3 0.0353
Al2O3 0.1067
TiO2 0.0390
CaO 0.0690
MgO 0.0353
SO3 0.19
L.O.I <0.01
Na2O 0.0589
K2O <

 Sieve analysis

+ 600 0.7 %
+ 425 : 600 10 %
+250 : 425 42 %
+125 : 250 45 %
-125 2.3 %