Properties of Alganite®
 

Environmental Friendly Alganite® is a 100% natural mineral product.

Alganite® is produced from what remains after the combustion of shale. Most of mineral catlitters are quarried and dried for the production of cat litter. Shale is quarried and combusted for the production of energy and steam and the Alganite® is a by-product of this process. Because of this the production of Alganite® is relative environmental friendly.
Absorption capacity:
Alganite® has a high absorption capacity – a 70% water absorption capacity and a 70-80% oil absorption capacity when applying the Westinghouse system for absorption of oil spills.
    
Density:
Alganite® is a light weight product with a density of 630-680 kg/m3.
   
Particle size distribution:
The average particle size distribution of the present two products is as follows:

Alganite® -7

> 6.30 mm 0.1 %
4.75 – 6.30 mm 6.1 %
3.35 – 4.75 mm 43.4 %
2.36 – 3.35 mm 32.8 %
1.70 – 2.36 mm 11.9 %
1.18 – 1.70 mm 3.5 %
0.60 – 1.18 mm 1.5 %
< 0.60 mm 0.7 %
 

Alganite® -4
> 6.30 mm 0.7%
4.00 – 6.30 mm 1.7%
2.80 – 4.00 mm 30.2%
2.00 – 2.80 mm 35.1%
1.40 – 2.00 mm 16.4%
0.80 – 1.40 mm 12.1%
0.50 – 0.80 mm 2.4%
< 0.50 mm 1.4%
    
Typical Chemical Analysis:
    
CaO 45.0
CO2 15.0
Al2O3 7.5
Fe2O3 3.5
SiO2 17.0
P2O5 2.0
MgO 0.7
K2O 0.6
Na2O 0.4
SO3 8.0
  
Moisture content

< 1%
    
Typical Mineral Composition %
    
Calcite (CaCO3) 23-27
Anhydride (CaSO4) 13-18
Apatite (Phosphate minerals) 9-12
Amorfous C-A-S-F 42-46
    
Toxicity (EP test for leaching):
 
EPA Standard (ppm) Typical leachate (ppm)
 
Barium 100.0 0.60
Cadmium 1.0 0.02
Chromium 5.0 1.80
Lead 5.0 0.30
Mercury 0.2 < 0.20
  
CAS registration number
CAS (Chemical Abstract Service) Registration No: RN 93685-99-5