Diatomite

  Median Pore Size
(microns)
Perm ** Loose Weight 
#/ft3
% Retained 
150 mesh
deltaP
***
Celite 507
0.5
0.02
9
n/a
8
Celite 505
2
0.06
9
n/a
3
Celite 500
1.5
0.05
8
1
3.2
Filter Cel
2.5
0.07
8.5
1
2.6
Celite 577
2.5
0.16
9
1.5
1.2
Standard Super Cel
3.5
0.25
9
4
0.7
Celite 512
5
0.50
9
5
0.4
Celite 513
6
0.75
10
6
0.2
Hyflo Super Cel
7
1.10
10
7
0.1
Celite 501
9
1.30
10
8
0.07
Celite 503
10
1.90
12
9
0.06
Celite 535
13
3.00
12
10
0.03
Celite 545
17
4.00
12
12
0.02

These are typical or estimated physical properties, not specifications and thus should be used accordingly.
** d'Arcy unit, a measurement of filter cake permeability expressed by the formula K=HL/((1/Q).A.deltaP) named after the French mathematician that first developed the equation.
*** The approximate pressure drop (# per square inch)  @ 1 gallon per square foot per minute for a precoat of 0.15 pounds of Celite per square foot.

 

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