Silicon Dioxide (Silica – SiO2)

Silicon dioxide, also known as silica, is an oxide of silicon with the chemical formula SiO2, most commonly found in nature as quartz and in various living organisms. In many parts of the world, silica is the major constituent of sand. Silica is one of the most complex and most abundant families of materials, existing as a compound of several minerals and as synthetic product. VASU Minerals & Chemicals’ products are produced from high purity silica ore, which are bright white highly pure. Silica is a Natural silica series brand being supplied by VASU Minerals and Chemicals. A Variety of Applications with different products from VASU Minerals & Chemicals are catered on regular basis or as per the customer demands.

Silica sand is used throughout the world in many different ways such as water filtration, glass manufacture, industrial casting, sand blasting, producing concrete, adding texture to slick roads. One of the major uses of silica sand in the modern world is as an ingredient in industrial concrete. Silica sand produces the bulk of a great deal of concrete, although some concrete bypasses its use for safety and strength reasons.