Our Products — Applied Minerals

Applied Minerals distributes a comprehensive range of high-quality natural and processed minerals, covering numerous application requirements. We provide the world’s leading brands of Celatom Diatomite and Celatom Perlite filter powder and mineral fillers, alongside our own minerals range. Our close supplier partnerships enable us to provide first-class products with fast and efficient deliveries.

We have a wealth of product knowledge and over 40 years’ experience in the minerals industry, we pride ourselves on our product development and we are confident in saying we offer the best minerals within the market.

PERLITE

“Popped” Perlite milled down into a fine powder.

Perlite filter aids are available in a full range of grades and permeabilities. Perlite is functionally similar to diatomaceous earth; however perlite bulk densities are about half that of diatomite. Kilo-for-Kilo, for certain applications perlite gives up to 20% greater filtering capacity resulting in comparable savings in filter aid usage.

Perlite filter aids do not impart taste or odour to liquids being filtered. Perlite is used to filter juices, wastewater, beverages and industrial chemicals.

is a natural product made from volcanic minerals
is produced in Europe
UK stock available in 4 different grades
is certified according ISO 9001
is a quality filter aid, which gives a very cost-efficient filtration, if the clarity of the filtrate meets the necessity of the process, it is available in 4 different grades texture to tone, we consider the small things—because they’re what make a product truly stand out

UK Stocked Grades:

478, 4158O, 4258P, 4408

CELLULOSE

Pure Alpha cellulose is extracted from beech wood. The fibres produced are snow-white, chemically inert and contain practically no ash. In general terms, the different permeabilities and clarifying characteristics of each cellulose grade are determined by the length of the fibres.

Products are available in different particle sizes from 75 μm to 2500 μm.

Products can be used in any kind of filtering equipment with filter screens. They fulfil the requirements of FCC IV and are produced according to GMP regulations.

Advantages in the food and beverage industries include:
• Cost savings through process optimisation (extended filter life)
• Low usage compared to inorganic filter aids
• Easier disposal in comparison to inorganic filter aids
• Inert to all usual organic solvents and acids / alkaline solutions / in a range of 4 – 12 pH
• Achievement of a stable filter cake
• Drainage effect of the fibres
• Practically no abrasion
• Reduced sedimentation tendency (vacuum rotary filter)

CELATOM DIATOMITE

For almost 100 years, diatomaceous earth filtration has been the foundation for food and beverage processing, and it continues to produce extremely high-quality filtrates more economically than most technologies.

Many everyday products are regularly filtered by diatomaceous earth including soft drinks, vegetable oils, fruit juices, beer and ales, wine, gelatine, pectin and alginates, animal oils, sweeteners (corn, beet and cane), soy sauce and MSG (monosodium glutamate).

Applied Minerals are the exclusive distributor for Celatom® freshwater diatomaceous earth – an extremely high quality diatomite. Celatom® diatomite has unique properties including internal surface area entrapment, low solubility, particle uniformity and strictly controlled porosity, marking it a leading filter aid, filler, absorbent and carrier.

Celatom® diatomite filter aids are available in a full range of grades and permeabilities to cover all requirements. The lower permeability grades form filter cakes with small pores and produce a high degree of clarification. The higher permeability grades provide greater throughputs with corresponding clarity.

Applied Minerals are sole UK distributors of EP Minerals.

Celatom Diatomite