The usage of pumice in the chemical industry is not new, although it has new application areas day by day. Especially pumicite and pumice powder are widespread raw materials using in many chemical industry.

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 It is used in 16 different pieces groups as a granular form 4.75 mm. and above and as very thin powder from 45 mm (micron) and below. Recently, a very finely granulated (super-fine) pumice is added to this standardization. Different branches of industry are demanding the pumice powder below the thickness of 10 mm and 5 mm.

Pumice  powder abrasives are especially used in electronic, metal, wood, plastic, glass, jewelry, health care industries for purposes such as TV screen burr correction and the polishing, round wood preparation and polishing, metal preparation and polishing, jewelry retouch and polishing, sand blasting method for the engraving and embroidery, fabric finishing, glass and crystal pre-polishing, deburring and computer chips cleaning, dental prosthesis preparation and polishing, cleaning tablets printing.

America, France and Canada are the leader countries that produce abrasive from pumice powder. Products from 350 gr 3730 gr (100 lbs.) containing different amounts of palets. The micro-abrasives that is sold in packages of 350 grams can find values for sale price 30 USD. In our country, a remarkable organization operating in the production of abrasive from pumic has not seen yet.

Use of Pumice in Cosmetics Industry

It is one of the most widely branch of industry follows construction, textile, agriculture and abrasive industry that pumic is used. Pumice that is especially known as the heel stone among the people in our country is one of the indispensable personal care material used for purifying rough skin at foot care in America and Europe.

It is one of the most widely branch of industry follows construction, textile, agriculture and abrasive industry that pumic is used. Pumice that is especially known as the heel stone among the people in our country is one of the indispensable personal care material used for purifying rough skin at foot care in America and Europe.

Other than, that skin care creams that has 2,5 % benzol peroxide and pumic powder takes place among the new industrial products used cleaning the acne and facial bemishes. The product of 8 ose (1 ose is approximately 28gram) is about 30 USD.

Produced cosmetic products from Pumice

Parfume Stones can be added to cosmetic products as a new one. The parfume impregnated pumic stones are popular at European Countries due to preventing fragrance in its structure long time and be carrying in bags and car’s ashpits.



Scented Stones produced with pumice

Use of Pumice at Soap and Detergent Manufacturing

Pumice has been an indispensible raw material especially for industrial hand soap. These cream-type soaps that have speciality of removing dirts and stains without using water easily also, has had a significiant share of soap & detergent market place. There is no soap & detergent production from pumice in our country unfortunately it is importing. The unit cost of these products which is sold with different packaging and quantitiesis is changed between 5-8 USD per a liter.

Pumice that is used at detergent production is also used as a carrier of active material at dish, floor, bath and laundry cleaners. Detergents which is called ‘Dust Cleaner’ is extensively supplying to the market.

Soaps, shampoos and industrial type of dirt removers added Pumice Powder

Use of Pumice at Pharmaceutical Industry

Tooth polishing cake and toothpaste production is the most extensive usage are in Health and Pharmaceutical Industry. Pumic powder is used at dental care as a hygienic removal additive of microorganisms and stains in almost every brand of toothpastes without exception. Furthermore, it is commonly used removing the undesirable dental stains and tartar from the teeth as cake and powder.


Tooth polishing powder and acne cream produced from Pumice Powder

Usage of Pumice as a catalyzer at different industrial areas

Altough Pumice’s usage area as a catalyze, it is in the process of rapid development. The catalization of active layer, palladium absorption Pumi’s usage as a catalyze, usage of pumice at automobile’s catalyzer systems are very new areas and they have ongoing development process.

Use of pumice at Water-Waste Water Treatment-Filtration and Air Cleaning Technology

As a result of leaving domestic and industrial wastes to receiving environment that formed due to rapid population growth,  urbanization and industrialization environmental pollution occurs and these  problems causes damages in a variety of ways, leads to death and even drain species by affecting not only humans but also all living beings. When polluted environments are taked into account environmental pollution is generally analyzed at four groups such as air, water, soil and noise pollution. The source of water pollution which is one of these issues is the waste water caused by urbans, collective settlements and industrial organizations. Human beings after taking and using in a continuous loop return the water to the same cycle for their vital and economic necessities. İn this period materials mixed with water causes water pollution by changing physical, chemical and biological features. Water pollution can lead affection of aquatic ecosystems, disruption of equilibrium and reduction or extinction of self-cleaning capacity of all water by damaging various living beings. Because of that in recent years necessity of good quality water is especially increasing around the world generally and water is gaining more importance every passing day at this century goes by.  It can be thought that water is capable of serving all human kinds requirements therefore it is an inexhaustible source on the earth surface. However 97,6 % amount of total water is saline water at seas and oceans and these waters don’t have appropriate qualification to meet humans requirements. Land consists 2.4 % of total amount of water on the earth surface. Only 10% of land water is the potential of fresh water. This amount is 3% of the total water potential and only 0.014% of usable water can provided easily from lakes, rivers and streams. This consequence demonstrates that serving the purpose of water necessity that will increase at future will cause larger difficulties. According to this condition new technology for water and waste water purification improves, depending on increasing pollution researching alternative technologies continuous rapidly. Neverthless sand filtration applications counted among the classical refinement methods and the other classical methods which is involved in the most of refinement systems.