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Talc / Soapstone

Talc is an important industrial mineral. It is an important filler material for paints, rubber, insecticides, cosmetics, plastics, paper, ceramic and pharma. It is Very fine white to grayish white odorless tasteless powder, insoluble in water but slightly soluble in dilute acids and its technical specification are as under:

Chemical Physical Properties:

 1 

Loss on Ignition

 05.00 %
 2Loss on Drying  00.05 %
 3 

MgO

 

29.00 %

 4 SiO2 

59.00 %

 5 Fe2O3 

00.98 %

 6 

CaO

01.50 % 
 7 Total Carbonate  03.50 %
 8 Al2O3 00.99 %
 9 Acid Soluble Substance  02.50%
 10 pH (at 10%)  

8.5 -9.5%

 11 Arsenic  Nil
 12 Asbestos fibres  Nil
 13 Mesh  300 to 700
 14 Brightness  80% to 98%


Uses of Talc Powder
Talc is used in making paper, ceramics, cosmetics, paints, detergents, foam / rubber, putties. It is also used in making of precious products like Talcum powder, pharmaceuticals & plastics.