Surprise! There are five levels of talcum powder! How much do you know?

May 29, 2024, 11:58 AM

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Highlights at a glance

This article delves into the main component of talcum powder, magnesium silicate, and its monoclinic crystal system. It discusses five grades of talcum powder, including industry, cosmetic, ceramic, medicinal, and paper-making grades, covering their applications and unique features. Learn how talcum powder enhances product stability, improves cosmetic properties, and contributes to various industrial applications.

The main component of talcum is magnesium silicate containing water, and talc belongs to monoclinic system. Crystals of talcum rarely appear as pseudo hexagonal or rhombic sheets. It usually forms a dense massive, leafy, radial and fibrous aggregate. The color of talcum powder is colorless, transparent or white, while due to impurities, talc also shows light green, light yellow, light brown or even light red colors. The talcum powder has excellent gloss looks like pearl, it’s hardness is 1, and specific weight of talc is around 2.7-2.8.

The grade of talcum powder can be divided into five types:

1. Industry grade talcum powder

Application field: Rubber, Plastic, Paint

Characteristic: industry grade talcum powder can increase the stability of the shape of products, enhance tension, shear, bending and pressure strength, reduce the deformation, reduce deformation and spread rate and thermal expansion coefficient. Besides, talcum powder is also characteristed by high whiteness, uniform particle size and good dispersion, etc.

2. Cosmetic grade talcum powder

Application field: It used as a filler in cosmetics industry.

Characteristic: the talcum powder contains a lot of silicon. It has the effect of blocking infrared rays, so that improving the sunscreen and anti-infrared properties of cosmetics.

3. Ceramic grade talcum powder

Application field: ceramic grade talcum powder often used in making high-frequency porcelain, wireless porcelain, industrial ceramics, building ceramics, daily ceramics and ceramic glaze.

Characteristic: ceramic grade talcum powder does not change color at high temperature, it will become more white after calcination, it’s density is uniform, and has nice luster and smooth appearance.

4. Medicinal and edible grade talcum powder

Application field: medicinal and edible grade talcum powder is used as additive in pharmaceutical and food industries.

Characteristic: medicinal and edible grade talcum powder is featured by non-toxic, tasteless, high whiteness, good compatibility, strong glossiness, soft taste and strong smoothness. It’s PH value is between 7-9, which will not influence the characteristics of the original product.

5. Paper-Making grade talcum powder

Application field: it can used in all grades of paper industry products.

Characteristic: Paper-Making grade talcum powder has high whiteness, stable particle size and low abrasion. The paper made with this talcum powder can make the paper smooth, delicate, so that it can also save raw materials and improve the service life of the paper.

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