Dolomites have their main application in the industrial sector: steelmaking and flat glass manufacturing. But they also have uses in organic agriculture.
MAIN USES OF DOLOMITE
IN THE STEEL INDUSTRIE AS…
Purifying action in steels.
Purifying action in steels.
IN THE MANUFACTURE OF FLAT GLASS…
Improves stability.
Decreases tendency to devitrification.
Increases viscosity of the glass.
Lengthens the thermal interval of moldability.
Increases resistance to abrupt temperature changes.
Allows reduction of % of Silica and quantity of fluxes.
IN ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE…
Allows neutralization of soil acidity (AMENDMENT).
Soil conditioning, so that the crop assimilates the nutrients in optimal conditions.
Eliminates the phytotoxicity of aluminium, a basic element of silicates, by transformation of other ionic types that are non-toxic for crops.
Reduces solubility of heavy metals.
Ca/Mg status regulator of soils, its adaptation for agricultural use.
Magnesium is a component of chlorophyll, necessary for the development of the chemical process of plant photosynthesis.
Products in oxide form are assimilated and quickly correct the pH of the soil while carbonates have medium-term assimilation and regulating effect.
