1. CRISTOBALITE The Functional Filler of Choice
C.E.D. Process Minerals Technology Review
January, 2013
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2. CRISTOBALITE A HIGH TEMPERATURE POLYMORPH OF SILICA.
OCCURS RARELY IN NATURE.
MANUFACTURES THROUGH A PROPRIATARY, SOLID STATE HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCESS TO CREATE A USEABLE FORM.
CED CRISTOLBRITE AND GORESIL CRISTOBALITE POSSESS A COMBINATION OF PROPERTIES AND CHARACTERISTICS UNIQUELY SUITED FOR APPLICATION AS FUNCTIONAL FILLERS IN ELASTOMERS.
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3. CED Cristobalite Grades
C-1 Cristobalite – processed to contain a minimum of 96% cristobalite. The remainder can be tridymite, quartz or amorphous silica. Product is milled to sizes from 30 mesh to 400 mesh
GoreSil – manufactured from C-1 cristobalite. Processed to micron sizes and classified to control particle size distribution. Available in sizes from 10µm to 2µm.
CristolBrite – Engineered chemistry to provide high brightness and whiteness. Higher pH than C1, C-2 and GoreSil.
C-2 cristobalite – processed to contain 75% cristobalite. The remainder can be quartz and tridymite. Same chemical composition as C-1 but lower cristobalite content.
C-65 cristobalite – engineered to have 65% cristobalite with the majority of the additional phase as quartz. Designed for abrasive application. 
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4. The Brightest Idea in Functional Fillers
Very high solar reflectance and thermal emittance
Extremely bright and white
Jointed surface texture
Enhances mechanical bonding with organic polymers
Hydrophobic
Low Moisture Content
Low Oil Absorption
High hardness
High purity silicate mineral
Available in particle sizes from 0.7mm to 2µm
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5. Solar Reflectance and Thermal Emittance
Vital to the performance and effectiveness of cool roof products is solar reflectance and thermal transport characteristics combined to minimize heat gain.
CED CristolBrite & GoreSil
Solar Reflectance =
Thermal Emittance =
Solar Reflectance Index =119
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6. Extremely Bright and White
The high temperature transformation of quartz to the silica polymorph, cristobalite, is accompanied by a significant increase in whiteness and brightness. The index of refraction changes from quartz(1.55) to cristobalite(1.48). CED CristolBrite and GoreSil is further modified to optimize brightness.
Hunter Brightness:
L* = 96
a = 0.1
b = 0.5
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7. Jointed Surface Texture
CristolBrite 500x
Quartz 500x
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8. Jointed Surface Texture
The contrast in surface texture between cristobalite and quartz is illustrated in the pictures on the previous page. Cristobalite has a rounded morphology while quartz fractures exposing acute angles and flat faces.
Cristobalite has a low index of refraction and no color tint. Those attributes, coupled with the jointed surface texture –
Cristobalite is an excellent titanium dioxide extender
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9. Particle Surface
Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic are frequently used descriptors of surfaces. A surface is hydrophobic if it tends not to absorb water or be wetted by water. A surface is hydrophilic if it tends to absorb water or is wetted by water. More particularly, the terms describe the interaction of the boundary layer with liquid or vapor water.
The surface of most mineral fillers terminate with metal hydroxyl groups and are usually hydrophilic. These surfaces tend to attract moisture and are less compatible with organic polymers.
The surface of CristolBrite and GoreSil terminate with siloxane groups. These surfaces are hydrophobic. The siloxane layer promotes adhesion and increase in mechanical properties in organic polymer systems.
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10. Particle Surface
The graph presents the effect of various loading levels of GoreSil on the resistance to scratch in a 100% solids UV polyurethane.
Even loading levels as low as 4% have demonstrated significant improvement in scratch resistance
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11. Physical and Chemical Physical Properties Chemical analysis, Wt%
Specific Gravity SiO₂
Hardness (Mohs) Al₂O₃
Refractive Index Fe₂O₃
pH CaO
CristolBrite TiO₂
GoreSil
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12. Particle Size Distribution, µm
CristolBrite
GoreSil
KRS
100
200
325
1260
845
1045
835
525
215
210
BET Surface Area
m²/gm
0.3
0.9
1.7
2.2
1.4
1.9
3.3
3.7
5.4
7.5
9.0
d95
500 80 50 35 25 18 17 10
7.6
6.2
d50
350 30 12 7
6.5 4
3.2
2.4
d10
150
3.4
2.3
1.5
1.0
2.0
1.3
   
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13. Weathering Resistance
Relatively high Solar Reflectance Index
Hydrophobic
Improves resistance to scratching and dirt build up
Non reactive to acids and bases
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15. Thermal Expansion of Cristobalite
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17. Particle Size Analysis