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Uses Of Barium Sulfate

Author: Mr Hafeez
by Mr Hafeez
Posted: Mar 17, 2014

Barium Sulfate is an odorless inorganic compound which is insoluble in water. This chemical compound naturally occurs in the form of mineral barite. This naturally occurring mineral is the main commercial source for obtaining barium and other materials which are prepared using it. Barium Sulphate Suppliers is used in various industries for different applications. Few uses of this chemical compound are briefly mentioned below:

  • Barium Sulfate is extensively used in manufacturing inorganic white pigment which is added to paint. This chemical compound is almost transparent and is mostly used for modifying the consistency of paint.

  • This chemical compound is mixed with zinc sulfide to manufacture an inorganic pigment which is known as lithopone. This pigment is used for coating photographic papers to increase the reflectivity of image printed over them. This pigment which is used for coating photographic papers is popularly known as baryta.

  • This chemical compound is insoluble in water and has an elevated burning point. These properties make Barium Sulfate a suitable coating material in processes like copper anode plate casting.

  • Barium Sulfate is capable of increasing the density of fluids and is extensively used as a drilling fluid in oil wells. About 80% of this purified mineral is used in oil wells.

  • Barium Sulfate is used as filler in manufacturing polystyrene and polypropylene plastic products. The proportion of this chemical compound in plastic products may be as much as 70%.

  • This chemical compound is used in procedures like soil pH test. It helps in precipitating out clay and dirt particles, to make the solution clear enough for observing the color which indicates the pH level present in soil.

  • Barium Sulfate is also used in pyrotechnics, which is the science concerned with usage of materials that are capable of undergoing self-sustained and self-contained exothermic chemical reactions to produce light, heat, gas and even sound. This science finds application in manufacturing products like fireworks, oxygen candles, safety matches, etc.

  • Apart from the above mentioned uses, Barium Sulfate is also used for manufacturing products like Episal salt, root canal filling, powder coatings, brake linings, anacoustic foams, etc.

Keerthi Mining Pvt. Ltd. is a prominent Manufacturer and Supplier of high-quality Minerals, Pebble Stone and River Sand. The range of Minerals offered by the company comprises of Amethyst Stone, Calcite Lumps, Dolomite Lumps, Feldspar Lumps, Limestone Lumps, Quartz Lumps, Manganese Lumps, Red Oxide Powder and Silica Fumes. The company is also one amongst the reckoned Barium Sulfate Suppliers.

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Keerthi Mining Pvt. Ltd. It is a leading Pure Minerals Supplier of Natural Minerals, Pebble Stones, Red Oxide Powder, Barium Sulphate Supplier, Amethyst Stone, Calcite Stone, etc.

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