ʻO ka kānana honua diatomaceous kahi hana koʻikoʻi i ka hana pono ʻana a paʻa mau o nā aila meaʻai, nā aila ʻai, a me nā huahana meaʻai e pili ana.

ʻO nā kōkua kānana honua diatomaceous he māmā i ke kaumaha, kemika inert, a hana i nā keke kānana porosity kiʻekiʻe e mālama i ke kahe manuahi o ka wai.ʻO kahi kikoʻī, ʻike ʻia kahi kōkua kānana maikaʻi e kēia:

Pono ke ʻano o nā ʻāpana ʻaʻole e hui pū ʻia, akā e hana i nā keke he 85% a 95% pore space.ʻAʻole wale kēia e ʻae i ka nui o nā kahe kahe mua, akā hāʻawi pū kekahi i nā wahi pore e pahele a loaʻa i nā mea paʻa kānana ʻoiai e waiho ana i kahi pākēneka kiʻekiʻe o nā kahawai e hāmama no ke kahe.

Na Waiwai Kino

ʻĀpana ʻāpana waena (microns) 24

PH (10% slurry) 10

Mākū (%) 0.5

Kaumaha kikoʻī 2.3

Hiki i ka ʻakika % ≤3.0

Hiki i ka wai % ≤0.5

Na Waiwai Kemika

Pb (lead), ppm 4.0

Arsenic (As), ppm 5.0

SiO2 % 90.8

Al2O3 % 4.0

Fe2O3 % 1.5

CaO % 0.4

MgO % 0.5

Nā Oxide ʻē aʻe % 2.5

Pohō ma ka ho'ā % 0.5