China is rich in sepiolite resources, but it has been little known for a long time.
In 2019, this phenomenon changed. With the sales of aldehyde-absorbing sepiolite coatings, sepiolite air purifiers and other home products, sepiolite is gradually known.
"In addition to the home market, sepiolite is also widely used in soil remediation, schools, hospitals, aerospace and other fields, and is developing in the direction of high-end applications." Xu Zhiyong, head of sepiolite industry chain said. At present, the sepiolite industry still has huge potential for development, and only by continuously improving its scientific and technological innovation capabilities and enhancing the added value of the industry can it achieve long-term development.
Strengthen R & D and enhance industrial added value
XTJT sepiolite technology company is China's leading sepiolite manufacturer. The company decided to use product research and development as a breakthrough, strengthen cooperation with domestic well-known universities and scientific research institutes, establish a provincial-level sepiolite technology research center, and overcome the beneficiation and purification , Surface modification and molecular intercalation and other technical problems, promote the significant improvement of sepiolite purity. With the release of high-purity sepiolite and sepiolite soil conditioner and other products, a sepiolite industrial chain integrating resource development, technology research and development, product production, and marketing and sales has gradually taken shape.
XTJT is focusing on the development of new products such as graphene and lithium battery materials according to market demand. The sepiolite nanofiber material, which has just been successfully developed this year, is a good example. This new material has been highly recognized by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation for its light weight and strong high temperature resistance. Today, the company not only formed its own R & D team, but also obtained 16 national patents and 1 invention patent. At present, they are conducting research on sepiolite new nanomaterials so that they can fully exert their value in high-end fields such as aerospace and national defense.
Since the preparation technology of sepiolite chelating agent for remediation of arsenic-contaminated soil won the second prize of China's non-metallic mineral science and technology progress in 2019, sepiolite chelating agent has been successfully applied to many industrial pollutions in Hengyang, Hunan, Pingshan, Wuhu, Anhui Site remediation project to treat contaminated soil over 100,000 cubic meters. Air purification series products have also entered the international market and become high-end brands in the field of environmental pollution control.
At present, XTJT sepiolite technology is developing high-tech products such as sepiolite sound insulation materials, thermal insulation flame retardant materials, nanocomposite materials, antibacterial materials, battery materials and high-temperature ceramic materials, which will lay the groundwork for quickly seizing the market high ground in the future.