What is calcite used for?

If the work we are doing has nothing to do with calcite, everyone would definitely not know what calcite is. In fact, this is a widely distributed mineral, a natural calcium carbonate mineral. It has a variety of shapes. After knocking on calcite, you can get more gravel. So what is the use of calcite? Calcite has a wide range of uses and is closely related to our lives.

The color of calcite varies depending on the impurities it contains. For example, when it contains iron and manganese, it is light yellow, light red, brown-black, etc. But they are generally white or colorless. Colorless and transparent calcite is also called Iceland spar. This kind of calcite has a wonderful characteristic, that is, through it you can see objects as double images. Therefore, Iceland spar is an important optical material. Calcite is the main mineral in limestone and marble and has many uses in production and life. We know that limestone can form caves, and the stalactites, stalagmites and white marble in the caves are actually made of calcite.

Heavy calcium fine powder is used as filler in artificial stone, artificial floor tiles, natural rubber, synthetic rubber, coatings, plastics, composite new calcium plastics, cables, papermaking, toothpaste, cosmetics, glass, medicine, paints, inks, cables, power insulation, food, textiles, feed, adhesives, sealants, asphalt, building materials, linoleum, building supplies, fireproof ceilings and daily chemicals. It can not only reduce the product costs of various industries, but also improve the functions and performance of related products and increase the volume of products. It is one of the most widely used inorganic filler masterbatches. Adding heavy calcium carbonate ultrafine powder to the cable sheath can increase the insulation strength of the cable by 5-10 times; if the car chassis paint is made of ultrafine calcium carbonate powder with a mesh size of 10,000 or above, the car chassis can have a stronger anti-scouring ability than steel plate; it has extremely wide applications in petroleum catalytic cracking, molecular sieves, detergents, purifiers, product modification, metal smelting, chemical synthesis, aerospace, high-temperature superconductivity, machinery manufacturing, etc., especially in high-tech fields. Ultrafine heavy calcium powder can be used as basic material in these industrial sectors, so the demand is particularly large. Therefore, heavy calcium fine powder has become the upstream and raw material for most industrial manufacturing, covering almost all production and manufacturing sectors of light and heavy industries.

In the five major application fields of papermaking, plastics, rubber, cables, paints and coatings, a considerable portion of them still use light calcium carbonate powder. Light calcium powder is widely used as filler and reinforcing agent in rubber, plastic, PVC pipes, profiles, coatings, paper, paints, sealants, daily necessities, medicines and feeds. It can not only increase the volume and reduce the cost, but more importantly, it can improve the processing performance of the matrix, and it can also play the role of reinforcement, tensile strength, wear resistance, tear resistance, and improve gloss.

The above are all about the functions and uses of calcite. I believe everyone will sincerely sigh that the seemingly inconspicuous calcite can actually play such a great role in industry, life, etc. After understanding the uses of calcite, I hope to be able to use it more efficiently and do more effective things for mankind.