Utilization Characteristics and Application Progress of Quartz Resources
Quartz resources are important fundamental non-metallic mineral resources,widely used in glass,mechanical casting,electronics and electrical engineering,metallurgy,refractory materials,chemical engineering,ceramic bodies,etc.The technical requirements and consumption of arenaceous quartz for different industries are different.The macro summary of the utilization characteristics and current application status of quartz resources is of great significance for the quartz resources'rational utilization.The quartz resources'current reserves situation,different types of quartz ores'utilization characteristics and the main application directions in China are introduced.The technical requirements and main utilization characteristics of quartz raw materials in different fields such as glass,mechanical casting,electronics and electrical engineering,metallurgy,refractory materials,chemical engineering,ceramic bodies,etc are summarized.From the perspective of the entire industry of quartz resources'utilization,the usage and output value of quartz resources in each field are systematically reviewed.The current market situation and development trend for high purity quartz are detailed analysised.In order to improve the utilization level and guarantee capacity of quartz resources in China,some suggestions of the classified evaluation and graded utilization in the process of quartz resources's utilization are proposed.