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diatomaceous earth
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diatomaceous earth: see diatom diatom (dī`ətŏm', -tōm')
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diatomaceous earth

 or kieselguhr

Light-coloured, porous, and friable sedimentary rock composed of the frustrules (silicate cell walls) of diatoms. It is used in industrial filtration applications; as a filler or extender in paper, paint, brick, tile, ceramics, linoleum, plastic, soap, detergent, and other products; in insulation for boilers, blast furnaces, and other high-temperature devices; as a sound insulator; and as a carrier for herbicides and fungicides. The oldest and best-known commercial use is as a very mild abrasive in metal polishes and toothpaste. Large deposits occur in California, Nevada, Washington, and Oregon; other sources are Denmark, France, Russia, and Algeria.



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The extract was then dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and cleaned up using the following column chromatography procedures: a) layered acidic-basic silica gel column, eluted with hexane; b) activated alumina column, eluted with hexane (discarded) followed by elution with 1:1 dichloromethane: hexane (collected); c) carbon on celite column (4.
New York-based Alleghany completed the purchase of all of Manville's worldwide filtration and industrial minerals businesses, known as Celite Corporation.
Prior to SkyStream, he was vice president of marketing, business development, and international sales at Celite Systems.
 
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