Rely on us to source the bone ash you need for your industrial applications.
Bone ash consists of calcium phosphate, calcium hydroxide, and trace elements of other minerals present in bones. It is a substance that’s created by heating up animal bones in an oxygen-rich environment, resulting in a white, powdery material with exceptional refractory properties. Today, bone ash is utilized in several different industries, and our team at Diversified Ceramic Services, Inc. is here to help businesses find the materials they need to keep their operations running smoothly.
Since bone ash has a high melting point and low thermal conductivity, it can be used in everything from the pottery industry to the metallurgical industry and beyond. It can easily withstand extremely high temperatures, which can be found in industrial furnaces and kilns, and it can prevent molten metals from sticking to molds during the casting process. Bone ash can even be used to create phosphorus-rich fertilizers and calcium-rich animal feed for livestock.
Bone ash is typically sourced from cattle bones, which are collected from meat processing plants. The bones are thoroughly cleaned to ensure that no muscle, fat, or tissue is present, and then the bones go through the calcination process. Usually, this involves being heated to high temperatures in a rotary kiln or a furnace to decompose the organic materials. By the time the calcination process is complete, the bones will appear to be a powdery white substance. Then, the calcined bones are ground up into a fine powder and tested to ensure that it’s pure enough to meet industry standards.
If you need bone ash for your industrial processes, contact us today to learn more about how we can source this material for you.
At Diversified Ceramic Services, Inc., we supply bone ash to customers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and throughout the rest of the United States.