I-Diatomite uhlobo lwedwala le-siliceous. I-Diatomite yakhiwe yi-SiO2 engenasimo futhi iqukethe inani elincane le-Fe2O3, i-CaO, i-MgO, i-Al2O3 kanye nokungcola okungokwemvelo. Izinzuzo zokusetshenziswa kwe-diatomite: 1: inani le-pH elingathathi hlangothi, elingenabo ubuthi, ukusebenza kahle kokumiswa, ukusebenza okunamandla kokumuncwa, isisindo esincane sobuningi, 2: i-diatomite kufanele isetshenziswe njengesithasiselo ku-samente, 3: ukunwebeka okuhle kakhulu, amandla aphezulu okuthinta, amandla okudonsa, amandla okudabuka, ukugaya kwangaphakathi okulula nokuthambile, amandla amahle okucindezela, njll. Izinzuzo zokusetshenziswa kwe-diatomite: inani le-pH elingathathi hlangothi, elingenabo ubuthi, ubuncane obuyi-mesh engu-120 kuya ku-1200, Ilula futhi ithambile, futhi iyisithasiselo sekhwalithi ephezulu ngopende. Imboni yokudla: izithasiselo zezingulube, izinkukhu, amadada, amahansi, izinhlanzi, izinyoni, imikhiqizo yasemanzini kanye nokunye ukudla. Ukusetshenziswa kwe-diatomite kunezinzuzo ezi-5: ukuvikelwa kwelanga okuqinile, ukwakheka okuthambile nokukhanya, kanye nezigcwalisi zekhwalithi ephezulu ezingasusa ukungcola kwesikhumba kwemikhiqizo yebhaluni: umthamo wokukhanya, inani le-PH elingathathi hlangothi, impuphu ethambile nebushelelezi, ukusebenza kahle kwamandla, ukuvikelwa kwelanga kanye nokumelana nokushisa okuphezulu. I-Diatomite isetshenziswa ekumbozeni, ekupendeni, ekuphathweni kwendle nakwezinye izimboni. Imikhiqizo eyengeziwe yokumboza i-Diatomite inezici zokumboza okukhulu, ukumuncwa okunamandla, ukuzinza kwamakhemikhali, ukumelana nokuguguleka, ukumelana nokushisa, njll., okunganikeza ukusebenza okuhle kakhulu kobuso, ukuhambisana, ukuqina kanye nokuthuthukisa ukunamathela kwengubo. Ngenxa yobuningi bayo obukhulu bembobo, inganciphisa isikhathi sokomisa sefilimu yokumboza. Inganciphisa futhi inani le-resin futhi inciphise izindleko. Lo mkhiqizo ubhekwa njengohlobo lwempuphu yokumboza upende esebenza kahle kakhulu enezindleko ezinhle. Usetshenziswe kabanzi odakeni lwe-diatom olusekelwe emanzini njengomkhiqizo oqokiwe ngabakhiqizi abaningi abakhulu bopende emhlabeni.