Kaolin is a kind of clay and clay rock mainly composed of kaolinite group clay minerals. Kaolin is white, fine and soft, with good plasticity, fire resistance and other physical... moreKaolin is a kind of clay and clay rock mainly composed of kaolinite group clay minerals. Kaolin is white, fine and soft, with good plasticity, fire resistance and other physical and chemical properties. It is also an important non-metallic mineral, which is called the four major non-metallic minerals together with mica, quartz and calcium carbonate, and is widely used.
Kaolin is mainly used in paper making, ceramics and refractory materials, followed by coating, rubber filler, enamel glaze and white cement raw materials, and a small amount is used in plastics, grinding wheels, daily cosmetics, medicine, textiles, petroleum, chemical industry, building materials, national defense and other industrial sectors. With the rapid development of modern science and technology, some high-tech fields began to use a large amount of kaolin as a new material, as well as high temperature resistant porcelain parts of atomic reactors, space shuttles and spaceships, also made of kaolin.
The continued popularity of the... less