I-Sepiolite fiber uhlobo lwe-fiber yamaminerali yemvelo, okuyi-fiber ehlukahlukene ye-sepiolite mineral, ebizwa ngokuthi i-α - sepiolite. I-Sepiolite uhlobo lwe-layered chain silicate mineral. Esakhiweni se-sepiolite, ungqimba lwe-magnesia octahedron lubekwe phakathi kwe-silicon oxygen tetrahedrons ezimbili, lwakha iyunithi yesakhiwo esinezingqimba zohlobo lwe-2:1. Ungqimba lwe-tetrahedral luyaqhubeka futhi isiqondiso se-oxygen esebenzayo kungqimba siguqulwa njalo. Ungqimba lwe-octahedral lwakha isiteshi esihlelwe ngokushintshana phakathi kwezingqimba eziphezulu nezingezansi. Ukuqondiswa kwesiteshi kuhambisana ne-fiber axis, okuvumela ama-molecule amanzi, ama-cation ensimbi, ama-molecule amancane e-organic nokunye ukuthi angene. I-Sepiolite inokumelana okuhle nokushisa. I-Sepiolite iphinde ibe ne-ion exchange enhle kanye ne-catalytic properties, kanye nokumelana nokugqwala, ukumelana nemisebe, ukuvimbela ukushisa, ukuvimbela ukushisa kanye nezinye izakhiwo ezinhle kakhulu, ikakhulukazi i-Si Oh esakhiweni sayo ingasabela ngqo nezinto eziphilayo ukuze ikhiqize izinto ezithathwe kumaminerali e-organic.

I-Sepiolite isetshenziswa kabanzi emikhakheni yokuhlanzwa, ukucubungula okuhle kakhulu kanye nokuguqulwa. I-Sepiolite ingasetshenziswa njenge-adsorbent, i-purifier, i-deodorant, i-reinforcement agent, i-suspending agent, i-thixotropic agent, i-filler, njll. ekuhlanzweni kwamanzi, i-catalysis, irabha, i-coating, umanyolo wamakhemikhali, ukudla kanye neminye imboni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-sepiolite inokumelana okuhle nosawoti kanye nokumelana nokushisa okuphezulu, ngakho-ke ingasetshenziswa njengezinto zodaka zokumba ezisezingeni eliphezulu ekubholeni uwoyela, ekubholeni kwe-geothermal nakwezinye izici.

I-Sepiolite fiber ingeye-mineral fiber, etholakala edwaleni le-mineral fibrous. Izingxenye zayo eziyinhloko yi-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-mineral fiber ihlanganisai-aluminium silicate fiber, i-glass fiber, i-gypsum fiber, i-carbon fiber, njll.