What is Barytes
Barytes is a naturally found form of Barium Sulphate [BaSO4]. It is also known as Barite or Barites. The mineral is characteristically dense, purer grades having specific gravity as high as 4.32 g.cm-3. In its pure form Barytes is white though imputies such as Iron, Strontium, Lead and mineral impurites such as clay cause the Barytes to appear brown, red, yellow or gray. The other key criterium for choice of grade is the particle size. Precipitated Barium Sulphate, Blanc Fixe, is the finest, then a range of micronised grades of natural Barytes with finally the most coarse “mesh” grades of Barytes.
Choice of Barytes Grade
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White Barytes
- High purity Barytes grades are also white in appearance. These two properties give rise to a range of applications, from surface coatings to plastics. These are available as a range of micronised grades of natural Barytes with finally the most coarse “mesh” grades of Barytes. Learn more about White Barytes
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Precipitated Barytes (Blanc Fixe)
- Precipitated Barium Sulphate, Blanc Fixe, is the finest grade of Barytes, precipitation produces a the purest, finest particle size natural white Barytes.Click to learn more about precipitated Barytes
Filler Grade Barytes
- RBH offer milled 325 mesh and 200 mesh white Barytes in 92 an 86 whiteness grades. We also have a range of micronised white Barytes products from 2 micron to 20 microns for use as fillers in surface coatings and plastics. A variety of Barytes particle size and whiteness are available depending on the application.
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Barytes Brick & aggregate
Barytes is used in brick and aggregate in a range of applications such as high density concrete for nuclear shielding, the most important property of Barytes in this application is its density.
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