The main uses of barium sulfate include:
Coatings and paints. Barium sulfate is used as a filler to improve the thickness, abrasion resistance, water resistance, heat resistance, surface hardness and impact resistance of the coating. It can also reduce the amount of pigment added, save costs and increase gloss.
plastic. In the plastics industry, barium sulfate is used as a filler in raw materials such as ABS to improve the strength of the product.
rubber. In the rubber industry, barium sulfate is used as a filler to improve the properties of the product.
medicine. Barium sulfate is used as an X-ray contrast agent for imaging of the digestive tract.
Drilling mud weighting agent. In oil and gas drilling, barium sulfate is used as a weighting agent.
Barium compounds. Barium sulfate is the raw material for extracting metallic barium and preparing various barium compounds. These barium compounds are widely used, including raw materials and fillers for rubber, plastics, pigments, coatings, papermaking, textiles, and welding rods, and as barium-based greases, Oil refining, beet sugar production, raw materials for rayon, etc.
other apps. Barium sulfate is also used in other industrial fields, such as metal plating, glass manufacturing, enamel, ceramics, leather, electronics, building materials, metallurgy, etc.