The chemical contents in the sand quartz has reached national standards of silicon raw material for plate glass production after combined treating by magnetic separation plus diluted acid dipping.

采用磁选分离法+稀酸浸泡法联合处理后，使该地石英砂的化学成分达到了优质的生产平板玻璃用硅质原料的国家标准。

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This method can be used to produce color glass and its product is also the raw material of other devices.

该方法既可以用于颜色玻璃的制备，其产品也可作为制备其他材料的原料。

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The present removing ferromagnetic from powder of the refractory, raw material of the glass and material of the electric ceramics, generally adopts acid washing in industry.

去除粉状耐火材料、玻璃原料、电瓷物料中的铁磁物质，目前工业上普遍采用酸洗法。

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In 1931 American chemical engineer Samuel Kistler invented the lightest known solid--an aerogel--by drying a form of silicon dioxide (a raw material for glass) under intense pressure and high temperature.

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With glass as well as plastic in mind you might want to look into another raw material, soda ash.

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The raw material is converted into soda ash, used in detergents and pharmaceuticals and in the manufacturing of glass.

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