The main use of calcium carbonate is in the construction industry, either as a building material or limestone aggregate for road building or as an ingredient of cement. Calcium carbonate is also used in the purification of iron from iron ore in a blast furnace. In the oil industry, calcium carbonate is added to drilling fluids as a formation-bridging and filtercake-sealing agent. In ceramics/glazing applications, calcium carbonate is known as whiting, it also has health and dietary, agriculture and Environmental applications.
Carbonate Calcium
Carbonate Calcium
Chemical Analysis
| MnO | K2O | Na2O | Cao | Fe2O3 | SiO2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 55.09 | 0.01 | 0.1 |