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Barium sulphate

Industrial chemicals · Inorganic salts & mineral chemicals

CAS No.
No.7727-43-7

Product overview

Barium sulphate, also known as barite.

It is an odorless, tasteless, colorless rhombohedral crystal or white amorphous powder.

It is stable and insoluble in water, acid, alkali or organic solvents.

In the medical field, barium sulphate is used in radiological examinations mainly because it can absorb X-rays in the gastrointestinal tract and make its contrast effect, so it is mainly used as a gastrointestinal contrast agent.

For industial usage, , it is used as a filler for white pigments, paper and rubber.

Applications

1. In the medical field, barium sulphate is used as a dual X-ray contrast agent. It is a high-density gastrointestinal contrast agent, which can be made into different ratios of suspensions for use alone, but is usually used together with low-density gas for the purpose of double contrast. It is commonly used for gastrointestinal imaging.

2. In paints application, barium sulfate is better than that of most other filling powders. It has the characteristics of low coagulation, low light dispersion and fine particles.

Technical specification

ItemStandard
BaSO4 Content(dry basis)98%min
Grain size(45um screenings)0.2%max
Total water solubles0.3%max
Oil Absorbtion15-30%
LOI(105℃)0.3%max
PH value6.5-9.0
Fe content %0.004max
Whiteness97%
D50(um)0.7-1.0

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