Hoʻohana nui ʻia ia i ka ʻaila, kemika, fertilizer, gas a me nā ʻoihana hoʻomalu kaiapuni, ma ke ʻano he catalyst i ka reactor e uhi i nā mea kākoʻo a me nā hale kiaʻi. He kiʻekiʻe ka wela a me ke kūpaʻa kiʻekiʻe, haʻahaʻa ka helu bibulous, paʻa nā hiʻohiʻona o ka hana kemika. Hiki ke pale i ka erosion o ka waika, alkali a me nā mea hoʻoheheʻe organik ʻē aʻe, a hiki ke hoʻomanawanui i ke kaʻina hana o nā loli wela. ʻO kāna hana nui ʻo ia ka hoʻonui ʻana i ke kinoea a i ʻole ka hoʻohele wai, kākoʻo a me ka ikaika o ka pale ʻaʻole ia he hana kiʻekiʻe o ka catalyst.
| Al2O3+SiO2 | Al2O3 | Fe2O3 | CaO | MgO | K2O+Na2O | 'ē aʻe |
| > 93% | 23% | <1% | <0.5% | <0.5% | <4% | <0.5% |
ʻO ka Fe2O3 hiki ke hoʻolele ma lalo o 0.1%.
| 'ikamu | Waiwai |
| ʻO ka wai ʻana (%) | >0.5 |
| ʻAno nui (g/cm3) | 1.35-1.41 |
| Kaumaha kiko (g/cm3) | 2.3-2.4 |
| ka leo manuahi (%) | 40% |
| Ka mahana hana.(max) (℃) | 1250 |
| ʻO ka paʻakikī o Moh (kaulike) | >6.5 |
| ʻAkaʻakika kūpaʻa (%) | >98 |
| Kū'ē alkali (%) | >92 |
| Nui | ʻO ka ikaika paʻi | |
| Kg/ ʻāpana | KN/ ʻāpana | |
| 1/8" (3mm) | >35 | >0.35 |
| 1/4" (6mm) | >60 | >0.60 |
| 3/8" (10mm) | >85 | >0.85 |
| 1/2" (13mm) | >185 | >1.85 |
| 3/4" (19mm) | >487 | >4.87 |
| 1" (25mm) | >850 | >8.5 |
| 1-1/2" (38mm) | >1200 | >12 |
| 2" (50mm) | >5600 | >56 |
| Ka nui a me ke ahonui (mm) | ||||
| Nui | 3/6/9 | 9/13 | 19/25/38 | 50 |
| Hoʻomanawanui | ± 1.0 | ± 1.5 | ± 2 | ± 2.5 |