FULLER'S EARTH Property

form 

Powder/Solid

color 

Light Yellow

Merck 

13,4305

Dielectric constant

1.8（Ambient）

Stability:

Stable. Incompatible with acids.

EPA Substance Registry System

Fuller's earth (8031-18-3)

Safety

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

20-36/37

Safety Statements 

22-26-36

WGK Germany 

3

Hazardous Substances Data

8031-18-3(Hazardous Substances Data)

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Warning

Hazard statements

H319Causes serious eye irritation

H332Harmful if inhaled

H335May cause respiratory irritation

Precautionary statements

P261Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.

P305+P351+P338IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continuerinsing.

FULLER'S EARTH Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Description

Clay is a large class of naturally occurring minerals and consists of hydrated aluminum silicates. A major component of fuller’s earth is attapulgite, a hydrated aluminum-magensium silicate [(MgAl)5Si8O 22(OH)4-4H2O].
Fuller’s earth was reported in the 1987 NAS survey of food additives. Three million pounds was reported used as a separation/filtration aid and another 3 million reported used as a clarifying/flocculating agent.D150 .

Chemical Properties

beige, grey or brown powder or granules

Uses

Decolorizing of oils and other liquids, oil-well drilling muds, insecticide carrier, floor-sweeping compounds, cosmetics, rubber filler, carrier for catalysts, filtering medium.

Definition

A porous colloidal aluminum silicate (clay) that has high natural adsorptive power. Gray to yellow color, noncombustible.