Barite is a mineral composed of barium sulfate (BaSO4). The
high specific gravity of barite makes it suitable for a wide range of
industrial, medical, and manufacturing uses. Barite also serves as the
principal ore of barium.
Most barite produced is used as a weighting agent in
drilling muds. This is what 99% of the barite consumed in the United States is
used for. These high-density muds are pumped down the drill stem, exit through
the cutting bit and return to the surface between the drill stem and the wall
of the well. This flow of fluid does two things: it cools the drill bit; and,
the high-density barite mud suspends the rock cuttings produced by the drill
and carries them up to the surface.
ABWAB corporation supplies Barite in different grades for a wide range of applications.
Here we have Technical Sales Representatives to assist you in the selection of the appropriate Barite grade that matches the requirements of your intended application.
Most barite produced is used as a weighting agent in
drilling muds. This is what 99% of the barite consumed in the United States is
used for. These high-density muds are pumped down the drill stem, exit through
the cutting bit and return to the surface between the drill stem and the wall
of the well. This flow of fluid does two things: it cools the drill bit; and,
the high-density barite mud suspends the rock cuttings produced by the drill
and carries them up to the surface.
Barite is also used as a pigment in paints and as a weighted
filler for paper, cloth and rubber. The paper used to make some playing cards
has barite packed between the paper fibers. This gives the paper a very high
density that allows the cards to be "dealt" easily to players around
a card table.
Barite is used as a weighting filler in rubber to make
"anti-sail" mudflaps for trucks.
Barite is the primary ore of barium, which is used to make a
wide variety of barium compounds. Some of these are used for x-ray shielding.
Barite has the ability to block x-ray and gamma-ray emissions. Barite is used
to make high-density concrete to block x-ray emissions in hospitals, power
plants, and laboratories.
Barite compounds are also used in diagnostic medical tests.
If a patient drinks a small cup of liquid that contains a barium powder in a
milkshake consistency, the liquid will coat the patient's esophagus. An x-ray
of the throat taken immediately after the "barium swallow" will image
the soft tissue of the esophagus (which is usually transparent to x-rays)
because the barium is opaque to x-rays and blocks their passage.
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