Product
Kaolin
Kaolin (china clay) is a fine white clay used as an extender in paints, a filler and coating pigment in paper, and in ceramics, rubber and plastics.
- Grades / forms
- Hydrous & calcined
- Documents
- TDS · SDS to view and download
Overview
Kaolin's fine, platy particles give paints opacity support, gloss control and suspension, and give paper a smooth, printable surface. Calcined kaolin adds brightness and partially replaces titanium dioxide.
It is also a core raw material for ceramics and is used in rubber, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
Applications
- 1Paint extender and TiO₂ spacer
- 2Paper filler and coating
- 3Ceramics and sanitaryware
- 4Rubber and plastics filler
- 5Cosmetics and pharmaceuticals
Specification
- Brightness (GE) (%)
- 97 ± 1
- Moisture Content (%)
- < 0.5
- Residue on 500 Mesh (%)
- < 0.1
- pH (10% Suspension, w/w)
- 5.0 – 7.0
- Oil Absorption Value (g/100g)
- 70 – 80
- Bulk Density, Loose (g/cc)
- 0.180 – 0.220
- Particle size < 2μ (%)
- 86 ± 2
- Loss On Ignition (%)
- 1.5 Max
Specification as stated on our Technical Data Sheet, which you can download below.
Documents
PDF documents from our quality records.
Packing & storage
Packing
- 25 kg & 50 kg bags
- 1000 kg jumbo bags
Storage & handling
Store dry in closed bags.
Enquire
Get a price for Kaolin
Send grade, quantity and destination port. Price, lead time and documents come back within one business day.
Request a quotation or call +91 97979 77958- Certificate of Analysis with every batch
- SDS in destination format
- Made to your specification
- Private label packing
Questions
Kaolin, answered.
Calcined kaolin is brighter and more opaque; hydrous kaolin is used for general filling and coating.
Calcined kaolin can replace part of the TiO₂ in many paints.
Yes, with microbiological limits.
Yes. Cosmo Chemistry manufactures and exports Kaolin from Surat, Gujarat, India to more than 55 countries, for customers in the paints, inks & coatings industry. Send your grade, quantity and destination port for a quotation within one business day.
Every shipment of Kaolin from Cosmo Chemistry includes a batch-specific Certificate of Analysis (COA) and Safety Data Sheet (SDS). Certificate of Origin, third-party pre-shipment inspection and destination-specific regulatory documentation are arranged on request.
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