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METSO® Sodium Metasilicates and PQ® BRITESIL Hydrous Polysilicate
product families have been specially developed for modern detergents. From heavy-duty industrial and institutional cleaning agents to consumer dishwasher and laundry detergents, METSO and BRITESIL enhance nearly every type of cleaning compound. (17-109) (This file is 327KB) |
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PQ® Sodium Silicate/Liquids & Solids, This brochure
provides an overview of the versatility of PQ sodium silicates. The range of
applications is discussed and various analytical charts are provided. (17-103) (This file is 460KB) |
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Applications of PQ® Soluble Silicates, Sodium and potassium silicates have many useful properties that are not shared by other alkaline salts. This brochure provides an overview on how these can be utilized efficiently and economically.(17-Z/901) (This file is 70KB)
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PQ® Sodium Silicate/Hydrated and Anhydrous Powders,
This brochure describes PQ sodium silicate hydrous and anhydrous powders' chemical and physical
characteristics. Factors to consider in choosing a silicate powder are also discussed. (17-104)
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PQ® Potassium Silicates, For many
applications potassium silicates are preferred over the more commonly used
sodium silicates. For example, in flux coatings for welding electrodes,
potassium silicate provides a smooth arc and quiet burning. Higher solubility
and compatibility with other ingredients make potassium silicate preferable for
liquid detergents. Also, potassium silicate does not effloresce and is ideal for
use in paints and in certain types of coatings and binders. (17-108) |
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Lithium Silicates Information on the products, features, benefits and
potential applications for Lithium Silicates. (17-110)
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PQ® Epsom Salt,
Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate,Information on the properties of PQ Epsom
salt and its applications and handling. (89-5)
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Advera® Specialty Zeolites, This brochure provides an overview of the functions of Advera specialty zeolites, and the processes for which it can be used. (This file is 263 KB)
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Typical Property Data for:
PQ® Soluble Silicates (17-2A)
PQ® Solid & Powder Soluble Silicates (17-2B)
PQ® Sodium Metasilicates (17-2C)
PQ® Potassium Silicates (17-2D)
PQ® Magnesium Sulfate Products (17-2E)
PQ® Zeolite Products (17-2F)
These brochures present charts of products representative of the range supplied by PQ Corporation. The properties
shown are typical values, not manufacturing specifications. |
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Storage and Handling |
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Bulk Storage of Dry Soluble Silicates, This brochure explains the advantages of bulk
delivery versus package delivery. Information is provided on the products best
suited to bulk delivery; delivery equipment needed; unloading procedure; bulk
storage capacity; humidity control, and handling precautions. (17-54)
(This file is 253KB) |
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Storing and Handling
Liquid Sodium & Potassium Silicates, This brochure explains handling
precautions, bulk storage of liquid silicates, pumps and piping, unloading bulk
shipments, and tank truck and tank car unloading. Also detailed is the
importance of periodic maintenance of silicate storage and distribution systems. (17-70)
(This file is 137KB) |
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Storing PQ® Liquid Silicates Small Storage
Tank Recommendations, This Bulletin includes information about
appropriate materials of construction for tanks, pumps, and pipes as well as
recommendations for tank specifications, and location. (REP20)
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Dispersion
Characteristics of Soluble Silicates, This bulletin describes the
effectiveness of aqueous solutions of sodium and potassium silicates as
deflocculants, i.e., their ability to disperse or peptize agglomerated masses
into very fine particles which repel each other. (17-67) (This file is 66KB) |
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Asphalt Pavement Warm Mix Asphalt, Advera WMA is a powder when added to a hot mix asphalt design allows the mix to be produced and placed at 50-70°F lower than conventional mix(The file size is 167K) |
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Detergents
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BRITESIL® H265 LC
is an advanced soluble silicate builder designed for a new generation of powdered detergents. This product has higher porosity and liquid carrying capacity, and provides a major processing advantage for detergent manufacturers. (Bulletin 506)
(This file is 750KB)
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New Developments in Detergent Formulations
New Silicate Builder Britesil H 265 LC
The soluble Britesil® – silicates can replace both phosphate and especially zeolites in detergent formulations.
(This file is 450KB) |
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PQ® Detergent Formulary,
Basic starting formulations for cleansing compounds and detergents are provided.
We have not tested them, but they are offered as starting
points for those who wish to develop their own compounds. (41-26)
(This file is 213KB) |
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Detergent
Agglomeration With Soluble Silicate, Agglomeration processes provide an
efficient and economical means for producing granular detergents that have
uniform particle size and composition. Agglomeration is a physical/chemical
process for combining various dry ingredients into single granular particles
through the binding power of liquid silicate. (41-27) (This file is 98KB) |
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Textile |
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Soluble Silicate for Textile
Processing, In the textile industry PQ’s sodium and potassium silicates
are used for a variety of functions, including: hydrogen peroxide bleach
stabilization; detergency; pad-batch dyeing; corrosion inhibition; and water
treatment. (17-18)
(This file is 90KB) |
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Pulp and Paper |
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Deinking Bulletin,
Sodium silicates from PQ are used in the deinking of all types of wastepaper,
including groundwood stocks with high lignin content. (6-9) (This file is 471KB.) |
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Effective Scale
Management, Eliminate problem scale while optimizing the efficiency of
your bleaching process. (6-9/196) (This file is 82KB.) |
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Sodium Silicate in Peroxide Brightening of Mechanical Pulp, Includes
three papers- 1)The Effects of Alkalinity, pH, Pre-treatment with Chelating
Agent and Consistency; 2) The Effects of Retention Time and Temperature; 3) The
Effect of Silicate on Papermaking Polymers. (PP602) |
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Tappi: “Silicate Chemistry Key
to Solving Mill Scale Problems”, Solving scale problems at Millar
Western Pulp Ltd. uncovered some of the complex chemistry of scale formation. (REP5)
(This file is 82KB.) |
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PQ® Magnesium Sulfate in Oxygen Delignification, Oxygen delignification has
become an established industrial process in the bleaching of kraft hard and soft
wood pulps. But, because the reactions associated with oxygen based bleaching
have the potential to reduce pulp fiber strength, magnesium sulfate heptahydrate
(Epsom salt) is the chemical of choice for maintaining pulp viscosity and
quality. (89-6) |
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Adhesives, Binders and Coatings |
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Soluble Silicates; Versatile, Inorganic Adhesives, Sodium silicate
adhesives are used for bonding a variety of surfaces and materials such as
paper, asbestos, mineral wool (used in insulation), mica and wood. (12-30) (This file is 82KB.) |
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Soluble Silicates in Bonding and Coating
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properties of PQ sodium and potassium silicates as coatings and binders, they
are useful in a broad range of applications. (12-31) (This file is 121KB.) |
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Using Kasil®6 Potassium Silicate and PM5108 Silica Hydrogel
in Inorganic, Water-Based, Zinc-Rich Coatings. (12-32) (This file is 72KB.) |
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“Environmentally Safe Binders for Agglomeration”,
This article presents a basic review of silicate chemistry and properties and then describes the use of sodium silicate as a binder for agglomeration and briquetting applications. (REP9) (This file is 89KB.) |
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“Sodium Silicate: A Binder for the 21st Century”,
This article provides more detail on how to utilize the chemistry of sodium silicate for binder applications. (REP10) (This file is 108KB.) |
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PQ Products For Agglomeration, This Bulletin describes the use of soluble
silicates as a binder for agglomeration processes including selection of binder,
materials suitable for agglomeration with silicates, and setting agents. (REP11)
(This file is 71KB.) |
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Extrusion Additive for Clay Products, N® sodium silicate is an effective, inexspensive additive in the forming of clay
products, especially in the extrusion of brick, tile or sewer pipe. It is an excellent
plasticizing and deflocculating agent. (12-33 9/03) (This file is 54KB.) |
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Water Treatment |
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PQ® Soluble Silicates: For protection of Water Systems From Corrosion, Soluble silicates are classified as corrosion inhibitors, because they
can deposit protective films onto various metal surfaces, and isolate the metal
from any further corrosive attack. (37-3)
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6 Reasons to Choose PQ® Sodium Silicate as Your Corrosion Inhibitor,
Sodium silicate is a proven corrosion inhibitor, effective on a variety of
metals, including lead, zinc and copper. (MISC1) (This file is 10 KB.) |
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OpFlow article reprint: “Teamwork
Solves Corrosion Mystery”, American Water Works Association, article
describing how the water and wastewater treatment plants of Louisville,
Colorado, cooperated and worked together with efficiency to investigate a
difficult corrosion problem. (REP8) |
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“Corrosion Control with PQ® Sodium Silicates”, PQ Corporation sodium silicates are high performance and cost effective corrosion
inhibitors for municipal drinking water distribution systems and have a
proven track record of achieving compliance with the EPA Lead and Copper
Rule.(37-4) (This file is 1,500KB.) |
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“Sodium Silicate Corrosion Inhibitors: Issues of Effectiveness and Mechanism”, This paper, co-authored by researchers at the EPA and Penn State University, resolves some of the conflicting information that has been published regarding the effectiveness of and mechanism by which sodium silicate inhibits corrosion in potable water systems. (Presented at WQTC, 11/97) (REP12)
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“XPS Characterization of Films Formed on Distribution Systems Using Additives to Control Pb/Cu Levels in Drinking Water”, Research completed at Penn State University is presented in this paper. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was used to detect and characterize films on the interior of potable water distribution pipes and to quantify elemental compositions of the films. Evidence shows that sodium silicate corrosion inhibitors do form a film on the interior of the pipes. Presented at WQTC, 11/97 (REP17) -
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Waste Treatment |
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PQ® Soluble Silicates in Waste Treatment
, Soluble silicate has been used as a low-cost additive in the fixation of
hazardous waste. When applied in pozzolanic or cementitious systems or processes
using other calcium-containing setting agents, soluble silicate has reduced raw
material costs and improved the final properties of the immobilized product. (52-52)
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“Interactions of Aqueous Metal Silicates with Mine Water”,
A joint paper between PQ and the Pennsylvania State University detailing research in the use of soluble silicates to mitigate the hazards associated with acid mine drainage. (REP19) |
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Grouting |
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Soluble Silicates in Geotechnical Grouting Applications, For soil
stabilization and water control during excavation and tunneling projects, PQ®
soluble silicates have been used successfully and offer specific advantages. (52-53)
(This file is 87KB.) |
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Cement and Concrete |
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PQ® Soluble Silicates in Refractory and Chemical-Resistant Cements, PQ soluble silicates
are used effectively as binders where heat stability or resistance to chemicals
is required. Silicate binders develop high green strength by air-setting without
heat. (24-1)
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“Characterization of Silicate Sealers on Concrete”,
This article documents the effect of sodium silicate surface treatment on cementitous materials. Data on water absorption, abrasion resistance, chloride permeability, and chloride penetration are provided.(REP13) |
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“Sodium Silicate Applications for Cement and Concrete”,
This article provides a broader description of the use of sodium silicate for cement and concrete applications. Discussions cover surface treatment, admixture use, and waste solidification and stabilization applications. (REP14) |
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“Refractory Specialties and the Properties of Potassium Silicates”,
This article covers the use of both sodium and potassium silicate products in refractory applications. Silicate properties are discussed in terms of how they affect refractory properties. (REP15) |
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Mineral Processing |
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"The Reemergence of Sodium Silicate as a Dispersant in Sulfide Mineral Flotation",
A technical paper summarizing recent laboratory and field research in mineral processing. The effectiveness of using sodium silicate to enhance the grinding and flotation of mineral ores is discussed. (REP21) |
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The Reemergence of Sodium Silicate as a Dispersant in Sulfide Mineral Flotation -- Summary (21-A) (This file is 64KB.) |
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Drilling Fluids & Other Oilfield Applications |
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"Sodium Silicates for Oilwell Cement"
Sodium silicate and sodium metasilicate are multifunctional chemicals used in the successful design and placement of oilwell cements. (Bulletin 35-01 This file is 532KB.) |
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"Sodium Silicates for Water Control & Lost Circulation"
PQ’s silicates have a long history of being reliably used to reduce the flow of unwanted water. (Bulletin 35-02 This file is 3,400KB.) |
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"Remediation & Treatment in the Oilfield"
Sodium and potassium silicate, epsom salt and zeolite, each of these PQ product groups can play a role as a cost effective technology in drilling waste treatment and remediation
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"Silicates in Enhanced Oil Recovery" With oil price and demand continuing to escalate, there has been renewed interest in enhanced oil recovery (EOR). An important category of EOR is Chemical Flooding with sodium silicate playing a major role as a multifunctional chemical. (Bulletin 35-04 This file is 422KB.) |
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"Back to the Future in Silicate Drilling Fluids (REP23)", This article
discusses new silicate drilling fluid technology that addresses an old problem in controlling
heaving shale and hole collapse to avoid well loss. |
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"EcoDrill® - Silicate Drilling Fluid Technologies", Sodium and potassium silicate drilling
fluids are known throughout the world as the best performing water based drilling fluid.
They offer you the flexibility and versatility to design a mud system for any drilling environment. (MISC14PQ) (This file is 289KB.) |
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"Use of Silicate Mud to Control Borehole Stability and Overpressured Gas Formations
in Northeastern British Columbia", This article addresses borehole stability, rates of penetration, motor performance,
drilling fluid stability and properties, and environmental aspects of silicate disposal. (REP18) |
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Silicate Chemistry |
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Fundamentals of Silicate Chemistry, As the leaders in silicate technology, PQ/National Silicates' characterization methods development contributes to their customers ability to understand and manipulate silicate product properties, and to improve their own products and processes in which silicates are used in order to be more competitive in their marketplace. (NSL)
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"Anion Distributions in Sodium Silicate Solutions. Characterization by
29Si NMR and Infrared Spectroscopies, and Vapor Phase Osmometry", This article describes the
structure of anionic silicate species in solution. The effects of SiO2/Na2O weight ration,
dilution, and trace impurities on the concentration of the various silicate anions are shown. (REP16) |
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Agriculture |
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Treating Magnesium Deficiency in Vegetable Plants (89-9)
Treating Magnesium Deficiency in Pome Fruit Trees (89-7)
Treating Magnesium Deficiency in Citrus Trees (89-8)
Each of these bulletins describe the symptoms and effects of magnesium-deficiency including recommendations for foliar analysis.
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Cattle Feed Applications for PQ Brand Magnesium Sulfate , This bulletin lists the signs and dangers of magnesium deficiency in cattle and describes the benefits of magnesium sulfate supplementation. (89-4) |
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AgSil® Products Summary, Information includes a summary of the AgSil® products and their properties. Also included is a list of the benefits of soluble silicon for agriculture including references. (REP24)
(This file is 61KB.)
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Sil-MATRIX®
is an EPA registered Biochemical Pesticide for use as a fungicide, miticide, and insecticide on agricultural crops. This brochure lists features and benefits and provides trial data for powdery mildew control and mite suppression. (This file is 1,750KB.)
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Soluble Silicon: Its role in Crop and Disease Management of Greenhouse Crops., This article provides insight into the role of silicon as a plant nutrient and its history as a plant prophylactic to protect crops from certain disease pressures like powdery mildew. (Published in Plant Disease, April 1995) (REP25) |
