Filter aid, Celite Hyflo Super-cel™ is used as a filtration agent, a functional filler in paints, plastics, paper, rubber, adhesives, catalysts, agricultural chemicals, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, and a mild abrasive in polishes and cleaners. It is also used in clarifying liquids and oils, as an efficient thermal insulator; in manufacture of heat insulators, fire brick, and fire- and acid-proof packing materials; as an absorbent; in absorbent dynamite; as a solid carrier in chromatography; pozzolanic admixture in concrete mixes.
This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
Applications
Filter aid, Celite Hyflo Super-cel« is used as a filtration agent, a functional filler in paints, plastics, paper, rubber, adhesives, catalysts, agricultural chemicals, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, and a mild abrasive in polishes and cleaners. It is also used in clarifying liquids and oils, as an efficient thermal insulator; in manufacture of heat insulators, fire brick, and fire- and acid-proof packing materials; as an absorbent; in absorbent dynamite; as a solid carrier in chromatography; pozzolanic admixture in concrete mixes.
Solubility
Insoluble in water.
Notes
Store in cool, dry conditions in a sealed container. Incompatible with acids.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- S. E Calvert. Accumulation of Diatomaceous Silica in the Sediments of the Gulf of California. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 1965, 77 (6), 569-596.
- Engel G. Vrieling; Theo P. M. Beelen; Rutger A. Van Santen and Winfried W. C. Gieskes. Nanoscale uniformity of pore architecture in diatomaceous silica: a combined small and wide angle x-ray scattering study. Journal of Phycology. 2000, 36 (1), 146-159.
- Hyflo Super-cel is a registered trademark of Manville Filtration.