ʻO Diatomite kahi hanana microporous maikaʻi, hana adsorption a me ke kūpikipiki kūʻē, hiki ke hoʻohana ākea ʻia i ka metallurgy, ʻoihana kemika, ka uila uila, mahiʻai, mea hoʻomomona, nā mea kūkulu hale a me nā huahana hoʻoluʻu. Hiki nō ke hoʻohana ʻia e like me nā hoʻopihapiha hana hana hahana no nā plastics, rubber, ceramics, a me ka hana pepa ʻana. Ma muli o kona kūpaʻa kemika maikaʻi. He mea nui ʻoihana ʻoihana e like me ka hoʻoneʻe wela, wili, kānana, adsorption, anti-coagulation, demoulding, hoʻopihapiha, lawe a pēlā aku.