I-Sepiolite fiber iwuhlobo lwefiber yamaminerali yemvelo, okuwuhlobo lwe-fibrous ye-sepiolite mineral, ebizwa ngokuthi i-α - sepiolite.I-Sepiolite iwuhlobo lwe-layer chain silicate mineral.Kusakhiwo se-sepiolite, ungqimba lwe-magnesia octahedron lufakwe phakathi kwama-silicon oxygen tetrahedron amabili, kwakheka iyunithi yesakhiwo enezingqimba zohlobo olu-2:1.Ungqimba lwe-tetrahedral luyaqhubeka futhi isiqondiso se-oxygen esebenzayo kungqimba siyahlehliswa ngezikhathi ezithile.Ungqimba lwe-octahedral lwakha umzila ohlelwe ngokushintshana phakathi kwezingqimba ezingenhla nezingaphansi.Ukuma kwesiteshi kuhambisana ne-fiber axis, kuvumela ama-molecule amanzi, ama-cations ensimbi, ama-molecule amancane e-organic nokunye ukungena.I-Sepiolite inokumelana nokushisa okuhle.I-Sepiolite iphinde ibe nokushintshaniswa okuhle kwe-ion kanye nezakhiwo ze-catalytic, kanye nokumelana nokugqwala, ukumelana nemisebe, ukwahlukanisa, ukufakwa kokushisa kanye nezinye izinto ezinhle kakhulu, ikakhulukazi i-Si Oh esakhiweni sayo ingasabela ngokuqondile ngezinto eziphilayo ukuze ikhiqize okuphuma kumaminerali ephilayo.

I-Sepiolite nayo isetshenziswa kabanzi emikhakheni yokuhlanza, ukucubungula okuphezulu nokuguqulwa.I-Sepiolite ingasetshenziswa njenge-adsorbent, i-purifier, i-deodorant, i-ejenti eqinisayo, i-ejenti yokumisa, i-ejenti ye-thixotropic, i-filler, njll. ekwelapheni kwamanzi, i-catalysis, i-raber, i-coating, umanyolo wamakhemikhali, i-feed nezinye izimboni.Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-sepiolite inokumelana okuhle kukasawoti kanye nokumelana nokushisa okuphezulu, ngakho-ke ingasetshenziswa njengekhwalithi ephezulu yokumba izinto zodaka ekubhobholeni uwoyela, ukumba i-geothermal nezinye izici.

I-Sepiolite fiber ingeye-mineral fiber, etholakala ku-fibrous mineral rock.Izingxenye zayo eziyinhloko ziyi-oxides ehlukahlukene, njenge-silica, i-alumina, i-magnesium oxide, njll. imithombo yayo eyinhloko yizo zonke izinhlobo ze-asbestos, njenge-chrysotile, ukotini we-bluestone, njll.i-aluminium silicate fiber, i-glass fiber, i-gypsum fiber, i-carbon fiber, njll.