What is Pumice?
Introduction
In the article “What is Pumice”, an attempt has been made to explain in detail about its meaning in English and even from the point of view of Wikipedia and its application in industry. In addition, the characteristics of pumice and the main common questions of users and consumers of mineral pumice have been raised and answered.
Definition
Pumice is the scientific name for mineral pumice.
Pumice is the English equivalent of puke. Time and time again, our customers wonder what the scientific name of mineral pumice is. Or what is the difference with pumice?
In the Iranian market and academic communities, mineral pumice is called pumice, which is actually the same as mineral pumice. Also, this mineral has different types.
In fact, you can see the scientific name of mineral pumice in some scientific-Persian books and articles as pumice. In the following, in order to provide a supplementary definition of pumice, we will give a more complete definition of it. So it is clear that mineral pumice is called pumice.
What is Pumice?
What is Pumice? If you have a scientific study in this field. If you checked the pronunciation of pumice in Google Translate? What pronunciation do you hear? Yes, you hear the word pumice.
As we explained in the article What is pumice and the use of pumice stone. Pumice, pumice and mineral pumice are all the same.
The only mispronunciation of the Latin word is pumice, which is written in Persian pumice. In either case, pumice or pumice is the English equivalent of mineral pumice. But do not forget the correct pronunciation is pumice.
What is Pumice? How is it formed? What are its uses? In this article, we want to answer all your questions about Pumice Pumice. Stay with us. Pumice is the mineral pumice that is formed from molten material (magma) and volcanic eruption lava that formed on Earth during processes such as lowering temperature, pressure, and so on. This substance is called pumice in English. The reserves that extract pumice in Iran are Damavand, Sahand and Taftan.
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In answer to the question of what is pumice, we can say that pumice is a volcanic substance that comes out of the crater in the form of fire lava.
When lava flows out of a volcano, they reach the earth’s surface and their temperature gradually decreases.
As the temperature decreases, a gas escapes from the lava, causing the pumice to become hollow.
Pumice is a porous rock that comes in a variety of sizes.
Pumice lightweight has many different colors.
For example, this lightweight grain in different colors such as:
Available in White, Milky, Cream, Brown, Orange, Gray, Black, etc.
What is the main structure of pumice?
The real structure of pumice is silicate. The appearance of this material is similar to glass and also has a porous property. More interestingly, the porosity of this product was very good and excellent. The amount of pumice is approximately 500 kg per cubic meter, which made pumice used in sound and heat insulation.
Pumice General Profile
Pumice is an aluminum silicate with igneous origin and cellular and porous structure.
This lightweight sponge is formed in explosive volcanic eruptions.
Pumice or mineral pumice has a network of gas bubbles in volcanic glass and minerals.
Pumice can be formed in different types of magmas such as basaltic, andesitic, dacitic and rhyolite magmas.
Pumice has the same origin and chemical composition and differs from pumice only in grain size.
Due to the fact that there is a lot of gas and water vapor in the composition of pumice and pumice, so the specific weight of these materials is usually very low and their volume is high. (The specific gravity of pumice is often less than one).
Physical properties
- low weight
- Cavity building
- Sound and heat insulation
- Excellent abrasion capability
In nature, this stone is seen in white, gray, pink, pale yellow or brown. Grains larger than 2 mm are called pumice, and grains smaller than 2 mm are called pumice.
Important applications of pumice
- Agriculture and horticulture
- Insulation at low temperatures
- High temperature insulation
- In the foundry industry
- Production of explosives
- In filters and filters
- Growth and propagation of plants
- Soil and grass improvement
- Seed growth
- Hydroponic culture
- ceramic
- Building Materials
- Construction parts
- Ordinary plaster made
- Special plasters
- Masonry filler insulation
- Sound insulation bricks
- Roof coverings
- Floor insulation
- Lightweight concrete insulation
- Pipe covers
- Stone facade
- Filler
- Carrier
- attractive
An important point that has attracted the attention of mineral puke enthusiasts these days. The question is, what is the equivalent of mineral pumice in English? In the following, we will learn about mineral pumice along with some useful English sentences.
Pumice in English and Wikipedia
Surely you know what the word puke means in Persian? We call anything light and hollow empty. Like a bulletproof vest, so like any proper search, it’s best to start the English concept of pumice by searching Wikipedia.
The definition of mineral pumice in Wikipedia is very different from other definitions in information sites or sales of mineral pumice. So I decided to take a look at some of the most valuable encyclopedia pages on Wikipedia.
There is a lot of key information in the definition of this mineral in Wikipedia. This data is very important in research. Because in this website, there are very reliable resources that will be useful for dear students to access.
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For more information on the history of pumice and its origins, there is an interesting and readable article that you can read: Definition of pumice in Wikipedia
Of course, in order to know exactly what the equivalent of mineral pumice is in Latin, I suggest you also read the content of the definition of mineral pumice in English. By reading this article, you will get acquainted with the whole English sentence about pumice in the shortest time. For example, read a few sentences from Webster about Pumice:
Pumice is very abrasive and light.
Pumice is very light and abrasive.
Today, pumice powder is still being used as a superior pozzolan.
Today, powdered pumice is used as a first-class pozzolan.
Application of pumice stone
These days, the consumption of Pozzolani pumice stone has played a high role in the industry.
As a type of silica mineral, it plays a very important role in the construction industry.
It is a good insulator for sound and heat in different seasons of the year.
It is involved in prefabricated concretes and lightweight concrete blocks called pumice blocks.
It is used in various types of filtration and filtration of petrochemical oils up to sugar, vegetable oil and juices.
Today, we see that its consumption in the poultry industry and supplements and livestock and poultry feed and many other industries has found its way around the world.
Pumice concrete blocks 0.5 to 6 mm pumice are used in their production. The strength of this type of concrete is 2 times that of ordinary concrete blocks.
While the weight of pumice blocks is 4 times lighter than ordinary concrete blocks. It is interesting to know that pumice concrete is also much more resistant to earthquakes.
It is also a very good insulator in terms of sound, heat and cold. Most of its uses are in its expanded state.
Major consumption of pumice in the world
The main uses of Pamis can be summarized in the following table:
Which countries have the largest pumice reserves in the world?
Before answering this question, let’s take a brief look at the features of Pamis:
You must know that the main feature of mineral pumice is its lightness and water resistance.
It stays afloat.
It is also widely used in agriculture as a mineral fertilizer.
This mineral is high in silica, sulfur and phosphorus.
Due to its sound and temperature insulation, it has been used as one of the most important materials in the world, but it is also one of the most popular materials in construction.
Application of granulated pumice stone in industry
Expanded granular pumice is used in the following cases:
Preparation of lightweight concrete
Filling
Thermal and acoustic insulation
Agriculture
As a filter (filtering)
Abrasive
Pumice can be mixed with cement in various proportions to make lightweight pieces.
Pumice mortar is lighter than cement mortar. The thermal conductivity of the pumice is low and its absorption is higher.
Pumice is also used in painting, plastics, rubber and insulating the empty space of double-walled walls.
Expanded pumice is used to make various filters.
Used to separate bacteria and algae in water treatment plants. These filters are used to refine fruit juices, syrups and sugar factories.
Pumice stone in thermal insulation
Pumice sheets where a mixture of pumice, asbestos and an adhesive such as gypsum can be prepared. These plates are lightweight.
They are used as good thermal and acoustic insulators. Sound absorbing plates are made of a mixture of pressed pumice and asbestos.
It is used to insulate tanks and pipes up to 1000 ° C. After crushing and granulation based on its physical properties, it has various applications such as the following:
Casting
Abrasive in soap
wax
Detergent
Decorative stones
Cover golf equipment
Application in chemistry
In chemistry, pumice is a source of silica for reacting with lime and producing calcium-silicate insulators.
It binds slag.
As a purifier of silica from hydrofluoric acid.
Used in the production of oral phosphoric acid in the wet process.
Various applications of pumice stone
To answer the main question in the article called what is pumice and the use of pumice stone, we go to one of the most common uses of pumice.
Due to its various properties, this pumice has been used in various industries. Most of these properties are mentioned in the construction and horticulture section.
It is also not moisturizing compared to vermiculite. While being able to keep water and food at a constant level.
This property makes it used in cold insulation. The nature of this expanded rock and its precise processing has created enough empty spaces in it, which leads to its use in filtration processes.
Insulation at low temperatures
The most important application of pumice at very low temperatures is its use in insulation and maintenance of tanks. Transportable tanks such as tankers are for storing liquid oxygen, nitrogen, argon, natural gas and other industrial gases that are stored in liquid form.
The temperature of these liquefied gases varies from -33 ° C for ammonia to -269 ° C for helium.
Therefore, the range of application of pumice in insulation will be at temperatures below zero degrees to -270 degrees Celsius.
In low temperature applications, pumice is also used in air distillation to produce oxygen, nitrogen and rare gases.
Pumice is also used to fill the layer between the outside wall and inside liquid storage tanks or production towers.
The advantage of pumice over other insulators is that it can be reused after changing the tank.
Plastic foams are more commonly used in European countries, but pumice still has many applications in low temperature insulation.
Pumice at high temperatures
Pumice insulation is used in steel and casting industries such as slag. In molten material that spills quickly from the pots or in molten molds.
Finally, pumice is used in casting sand as a CUSHION agent.
Mineral pumice is used in the manufacture of refractory parts and bricks. In the application of pozzolanic pumice, it can also be mentioned that expanded or raw granulated pumice is poured into pots and poured on molten metal surfaces.
Pumice particles are mixed with foam and pulp on molten material. Slag removal from molten material is easy.
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Due to its refractory properties, which are resistant to 1100 ° C, pumice is used in the refractory industry in the preparation of refractory blocks and bricks.
After explaining about pumice and their use, it is better to make a few points about the preparation of pumice or mineral pumice.
Mines usually have the same production methods. In some mines, according to the needs of the market and customer demand and the type of pumice, strips and types of sieves are used.
Crushers, feeders and mineral transport machines are other items that should be considered in Pamis mines.
Application in agriculture
The use of pumice in agriculture is very wide. The industry is widely developing.
Limitation of water and soil resources as the two main inputs of agricultural production, plus problems such as salinity, sodium and soil wetland are important issues that we face in the country.
One of the most important ways out of crises is soilless cultivation (hydroponics). Today, the quantitative and qualitative limitations of water and soil resources are considered as the main basis of agricultural production on a global scale.
Given these conditions, it seems necessary to adopt new policies and provide better conditions to meet the nutritional needs of plants.
Is Pumice cheap?
In the meantime, the use of pumice is a completely economic and scientific proposal. Pumice is widely used in agriculture due to its high water absorption and water retention.
Mineral pumice is important as insulation in cold stores, greenhouses.
What is interesting about the consumption of this mineral pumice in the soil? Pumice prevents the growth of various and dangerous toxins, especially aflatoxins. It also reduces the destructive effects of toxins on stems and leaves.
The unique feature of mineral pumice leads to the production of healthier agricultural products.
Reducing the presence of these toxins in the leaves, stems and seeds of the plant in proportion to its consumption by livestock and ultimately adding it to animal feed results in healthier protein production.
What is pumice powder?
Pamis powder is one of the major products of Poke mines.
Filler is another name for this type of product.
As the English name implies, filler means filler.
As for the size of this powder, each mine has its own size. Because the granulating machines are adjusted according to their sales policy and the amount of market demand and… by the mine management.
Properties that, depending on the chemical and physical analysis of the pumice and mine, differentiate the types of mineral pumice powder size.
Powdered pumice produced in Pamis mine mixes well with cement due to its very low weight compared to ordinary sand (washed / river).
It is worth mentioning that with the use of Kanyar lightweight pozzolanic powder pumice, the optimal consumption of cement in concrete making workshops, blocking is reduced.
Its powder is also used as a filler for building plumbing surfaces, making various types of mosaics and street puzzles, and so on.
Preparation of pumice in mines
The product operation workshop typically includes the following:
Combines screens, rollers and hammer mills, rotary dryers, air-concentrating plates as needed, grain sizing systems using sieves, and grain mixing systems.
Screens are used to remove a variety of impurities such as organic matter and rock components larger than required.
Grinding materials larger than needed with more rollers and hammer mills.
If the material extracted from the mine is slightly damp, it is dried in a rotary dryer before or after crushing.
How to consume?
Various methods of screening and mixing are used to access the material that is suitable for the end use.
For example, the pumice used in abrasives is taken directly to air separators after sieving.
Granulation by size may also be done by sifting machines.
As the smaller particles pass through a special silk fabric due to the vibration of the device. Finally, granulated products typically need to be packaged for shipping or shipping.
If you have any questions about Pamis or Pumis, I suggest you enter them at the bottom of the page. The following are some of your questions along with the answers in the field of pumice and other building issues:
Frequently Asked Questions
What are your questions about pumice and its application in the construction industry? In your set of questions, we try to ask some essential questions that customers and users ask us. In addition to answering the questions, we try to provide scientific answers.
What does stylization mean?
Styling is one of the most important and essential topics in the construction industry. Every day we see significant growth in the construction industry. Building lightening technique is to reduce the finished weight of the building and the correct use of lightweight and lightweight materials and optimization of its execution methods.
Creating light and tall structures requires regular and careful planning. The use of special materials is an important and effective factor in reducing the dead load of the building. This is an important concern for building engineers. Much research has been done to reduce the density of concrete and the dead load of structures. These researches have been done by engineers with low cost and high safety. The result of these efforts is the production of lightweight concrete.
What is the use of Kanyar lightweight mineral pumice lightweight concrete?
One of the types of lightweight concrete is pumice light or concrete containing pumice. In general, the application of lightweight concrete includes such things as: resistance to calcareous materials, durability against fire, frost and moisture, easy transport, good sound and heat insulation, efficiency in execution; And finally, reducing the weight of the building.
When did the use of mineral pumice start?
It has been used as a lightweight building material since ancient times. It was widely used in nineteenth-century Europe. In the late twentieth century in the United States, areas of northwestern Washington state became increasingly accessible to the construction industry with regional volcanoes of these minerals. Therefore, the use of this valuable mineral in the construction and light industry increased.
The last word
Finally, looking at the sources used, I realized that most of the information from authoritative sources and scientific articles has been used briefly. So I suggest to all friends who are looking for more comprehensive information to read English articles.
Lightweight mineral pumice extracted from the slopes of Sabalan peak with pozzolanic properties and high silica content is one of the rarest pozzolanic mineral pumice in the country.
According to experts, the use of Kanyar lightweight mineral pumice in the field of industry and agriculture is so high that our experts have not yet given enough time to study its application.
We hope that the day will come when we will not need to go abroad to supply minerals and raw materials in construction and agricultural products, and we will be able to meet the industrial needs of our country with domestic production.
Thank you for staying with us until the end of this article.