extender

chemical industry

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In diatomaceous earth
…is as a filler or extender in paper, paint, brick, tile, ceramics, linoleum, plastic, soap, detergent, and a large number of other products. It also is used in the insulation of boilers, blast furnaces, and other devices in which high temperatures are maintained; at temperatures higher than 525° C (about…
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