From pharmaceuticals to fertilizers and building board to rubber, Magnesia compounds serve industry as fillers, ex tenders, adsorptive and conditioning agents, and many other uses. Michigan's brine wells are a superlative source of these useful compounds. Michigan Chemical
Corporation
now in its 20th year producing quality chemicals
from
these wells, can be depended upon to supply you with your magnesia requirements.
TYPICAL ANALYSES OF MICHIGAN MAGNESIA COMPOUNDS No. 40 Extra Lt. Calcined Magnesia
8V2 lb.
5 lb.
5.5
2.5%
1.9%
3.0%
56.5%
0.2
0.25
0.25
No. 5 Calcined Magnesite
Bulk density, weight per cubic foot
60 lb.
28 lb.
24 lb.
Ignition loss:
0.5%
1.5%
Chloride (as CI):
0.08
0.1
No. 15 Calcined Magnesite
Analysis, ignited basis: Si0 2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
Fe 2 0 3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
AL 2 0 3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
CaO
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.01
0.01
Free Moisture
Basic Magnesium Carbonate lb.
0.2
Ζ Ο -< «Λ Ζ -ι m σ
0.15 0.08 0.08 0.7 0.00
CNF Grade) Magnesium Hydroxide
(Tech. Grade) Magnesium Hydroxide app.
15 to 25 lb.
Ζ
° -* Ο
0.15 0.20
Ζ
0.15
1
-·
0.7
J
95%
Screen test: Through 325 mesh
99.5%
99.9%
99.9%
99.99%
99.5%
99.5%
99.5%
1
2.0
]
99.0%
Ι
m
σ
1.5
Screen test: Through 200 mesh
20 lb.
31.4% PASSES N. F. IX SPECIFICATIONS
1
No. 30C Light Calcined Magnesia
No. 1 Calcined Magnesite
99.0%
Ι
We will be glad to provide further information o n these Magnesia compounds, or to send you a Michigan Chemical Catalog contain ing technical data and other information on Michigan Chemical products.
MICHIGAN
CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Saint Louis, M i c h i g a n
EASTERN SALES O F F I C E : 230 Park Avenue New York 1 7 . N e w Y o r k
BASIC
MANUFACTURER
VOLUME
3 2,
NO.
44
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OF
INDUSTRIAL,
NOVEMBER
I,
1954
PHARMACEUTICAL
AND
AGRICULTURAL
CHEMICALS
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