Vasundhara Micron is the prominent calcite powder manufacturer in India offering quality products to its customers. We provide consistently high quality and whiteness as well as a high level of purity that meets the needs of various industries such as paint, plastic and construction industries.

Understanding Calcite Powder

Calcite powder is a white crystalline mineral which is a natural calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and it is extracted from various natural sources. It is made by crushing and grinding of natural calcite which is mainly obtained from limestone, marble or chalk. The obtained product is a white powder with a very high level of whiteness and purity.

Main Properties of Calcite Powder

Calcite powder is famous for its brightness it is a quality that is highly sought after in industries that involve the use of colours. In areas like paints, coatings, and plastics, this property results in producing final products that have excellent colour strength and brightness. Highly white calcite powder makes the painted surfaces look more appealing and aesthetically more beautiful.

Another major characteristic of calcite powder is that it is opaque. This property allows it to provide a good seal or shield over the substrate when applied in uses like paints and coatings. Consistency in the look of painted or coated surfaces is also made possible through the provision of good opacity by the calcite powder. This improves the strength as well as the look of the final products, which are useful in numerous industries and businesses.

Calcite powder has a low solubility in most of the environmental conditions and therefore, it is chemically inert. This characteristic implies that it does not change and it doesn’t have any chemical combination with other products. Thus, calcite powder finds itself in use in industries that require material that is both stable and compatible. It has uses in pharmaceutical formulations as an excipient and the food industry as well as a safe additive because of its inertness in various applications.

It is an optical mineral with a high refractive index and thus, is incorporated in many optical applications. This property enables it to deflect light in the right manner; thus, it is quite useful in areas like optics and lenses. When the calcite powder is used as the filler of the optical components the control of the light transmission and dispersion is possible which will in turn increase the efficiency of the optical devices.

Calcite powder has a low abrasive nature and is therefore recommended for use in products that need a slight abrasion. Some of the applications are in the toothpaste preparations and compounds used in the polishing of surfaces without causing any harm to the surfaces in question. It has a mild to moderate abrasive thus making it suitable for use in personal care and cosmetics in cleaning and improving surface texture

Calcite powder has the property of good thermal stability which means it does not decompose easily at high temperatures. This property is useful when thermal resistance is needed for example in construction materials and industrial processes. Thus, it is impermeable to heat, which makes the material highly effective in high-temperature conditions, and, therefore, universal in its application.

In conclusion, the calcite powder obtained from natural calcium carbonate sources has several features like high whiteness level, chemical stability, and various uses in numerous industries. This ranges from its application in paints, construction, agriculture, and personal care among others, making it an essential mineral for the improvement of product effectiveness and efficacy.