Kaolin

Kaolin or kaolinite is a clay mineral that is part of the group of industrial minerals.

Uses

Agrochemicals : It is part of the components of insecticides and pesticides either as a companion material to insecticides presented in powder or alone, I use this today on the rise to control certain agricultural pests.

Civil Construction Industry : This type of clay is used in calcined form, at temperatures between 500 ° C and 900 ° C to produce metacaulin, a material with pozzolanic properties within Portland cement-based concrete. . Likewise, in a recent concept of eco-sustainable concrete, the so-called geopolymers.