Magnesite, Caustic-calcined

Name:
Magnesite, Caustic-calcined
Detailed information:
(caustic-calcined magnesia; calcined magnesite; calcined magnesia. Principally magnesia (magnesium oxide) MgO).The product obtained by firing magnesite or other substances convertible to magnesia upon heating at some temperature below 1450C so that some carbon dioxide is retained (2–10%) and the magnesium oxide displays adsorptive capacity or activity.

Grade:

Technical, chemical, synthetic rubber, USP (light, medium light, heavy).

Use:

Magnesium oxychloride and oxysulfate cements, 85% magnesia insulation, rubber (reinforcing agent, accelerator), uranium processing, chemical processing, rayon, refractories, paper pulp, acid-neutralizing fertilizers, welding-rod coatings, fillers, glass constituents, abrasives.

See Magnesium Oxide.