Applications in Various Industries:
- Industrial Use: Used as a flame retardant in plastics, rubber, and textiles due to its high thermal stability.
Employed in wastewater treatment to neutralize acidity and remove heavy metals. - Pharmaceutical Industry: Used as an antacid and laxative in medications (e.g., milk of magnesia).
- Agricultural Use: Used as a soil amendment to raise pH and provide magnesium.
Where is Magnesium Hydroxide Technical Powder Found?
- Natural Sources: Found in trace amounts in certain minerals (e.g., brucite).
- Industrial Production: Produced by reacting magnesium oxide or magnesium salts with water or by precipitation from magnesium-rich brines.
- Consumer Products: Found in flame retardants, antacids, and agricultural products.