This initiative, which is at the instance of the Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Gilbert Nnaji, ...

Sharp sand (as opposed to rounded desert sand) is the key ingredient in concrete, while high-purity silica sand is essential ...

The report 'Precipitated Silica Market by Application (Rubber, Food, Plastics, Battery Separator, Others), End-Use Industry ...

Beaches have long been synonymous with relaxation, adventure, and natural beauty. Across the globe, pristine stretches of ...

Indonesia, despite the third constitutional amendment that recognizes and respects traditional communities, still denies ...

Some fear that the presence of a mine located in close proximity to a residential area could have lasting impact on their ...

Humans have been chemically modifying their world for far longer than you might think. Long before they had the slightest idea of what was happening chemically, they were turning clay into bricks, ...

A mortar made from recycled plastic and silica aerogel which improves insulation ... to be 7% untreated silica aerogels replacing natural sand combined with 3% recycled PET (polyethene ...

Caused by breathing in silica dust found in natural stone, sand and concrete, silicosis causes inflammation and scarring to ...

Under the natural resources umbrella ... we should not ignore our vast deposits of high purity silica sand. I have often remarked that our silica deposits are a “gold mine.” ...