Consumption

(MTons/Year)

Physical Spec.

Chemical Spec.

Type of Raw Materials

No.

%Wt

Grain Size

%Wt

Component

9000

0

≤ 1

≥ 80

≤ 15

(mm)

0.400 >

0.400-0.315

0.315-0.100

< 0.100

≥ 99.7

≤ 0.015

≤ 0.03

     ≤ 0.1    

SiO₂

Fe₂O₃

TiO₂

Ignition Loss(1000°C)

Silica Sand(Opal)

1

5500

0

≤ 1

≥ 80

≤ 15

(mm)

0.400 >

0.400-0.315

0.315-0.100

< 0.100

≥ 99.5

≤ 0.015

≤ 0.03

     ≤ 0.1 

SiO₂

Fe₂O₃*

TiO₂

Ignition Loss(1000°C)

Silica Sand(Pyrex)

2

1200

5-20

45-65

(micrometer)

>90

> 45

 64≤

≥ 0.02

≥ 0.01

Al₂O₃

Fe₂O₃

SO₃

Aluminium Hydroxide

3

1600

< 3

(mm)

> 1

 47.8≤

 21.5≤

0.01 ≥

< 0.02

B₂O₃

Na₂O

SO₃

Fe₂O₃

Borax(Pentahydrate)

4

1000

?

?

99.7 ≤

 0.15≥

< 0.002

Na₂CO₃

NaCl

Fe₂O₃

Sodium Carbonate

(Heavy Soda)

5

350

0

< 20

< 10

(mm)

> 2

> 1

< 0.15

99 >

0.5  ≥

0.003 ≥

≥ 0.10

BaCO₃

SrCO₃

Fe₂O₃

SO₃

Barium Carbonate

6

1000

0

(mm)

0.5 >

> 98.5

< 0.5

< 0.1

Na₃AlF₆

SO₄

Fe₂O₃

Cryolite

7

200

0

(mm)

0.5 >

> 97

0.1 ≥

< 0.05

CaF₂

H₂O

Fe₂O₃

Calcium Floride

8

20

0

(mm)

0.5 >

>66.4

< 0.03

ZrO₂

Fe₂O₃

Zirconium Silicate

9

600

≤ 4

≤ 5

(micrometer)

>1000

< 60

>56.2

0.013  <

0.0015  <

<0.001

B₂O₃

SO₃

Cl ^-

Fe

Boric Acid

10

60

0

(mm)

1 >

≥ 98.8

≤ 0.03

≤ 0.001

≤ 0.05

K₂CO₃

KCl

Fe₂O₃

K₂SO₄

Potassium Carbonate

12