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Ceramic Balls

INERT CATALYST SUPPORT CERAMIC BALLS

Inert Catalyst Support Ceramic Balls

Ceramic Balls is our inhouse premium grade inert ceramic support media allowing them to be used in applications having operating temperatures of upto 1200 o C . The high quality of our ceramic balls allows your catalyst to achieve optimum performance and an extended life.

Ceramic balls give excellent thermal shock resistance which is hard to come by for ceramic balls in general. They are free from impurities and have a leachable iron of less than 0.1%. Our products are carefully manufactured with extensive quality control at every stage of production to prevent our balls from chips, split, spalls, cracks or dust.

Ceramic Balls are vastly used in Petroleum, Petrochemical, Fertilizer Industries & Industrial Gas Industries.


General Properties
Chemical Properties
Al2O3 + SiO2 90.00% (min)
Al2O3 19 - 29%
SiO2 64 - 71%
Fe2O3 & TiO2 max 3%.
CaO 0.7%
MgO 0.5%
Na2O 2.9%
K2O 3%
Leachable Iron. <0.1%
Nominal Size Size Range
mm inch mm
3 1/8 2-5
6 1/4 5-8
13 1/2 11-14
19 3/4 17-21
25 1 23-27
38 11/2 34-40
50 2 47-53

Physical Properties

Size Packing Density Crushing Strength Apparent Max.Temp.
Inch (mm) (Kg/m3) (Kgs. min) Porosity Operating
1/8 (3mm) 1320-1420 22.5 < 1% 1200°C
1/4 (6mm) 1320-1420 65.0 < 1% 1200°C
1/2 (13mm) 1320-1420 180.0 < 1% 1200°C
3/4 (19mm) 1320-1420 430.0 < 1% 1200°C
1 (25mm) 1320-1420 650.0 < 1% 1200°C
11/2 (38mm) 1320-1420 900.0 < 1% 1200°C
2 (50mm) 1320-1420 1000.0 < 1% 1200°C

Packing: : HDPE 25 Kgs. Bags/ Jambo bags, 200Ltr. Steel Drum, or customised packing as desired.

Note: We can also manufacture as per the client’s required specification & size.