Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Industrial Additives Functions
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Industrial Additives Features
- Features
- Cleans without leaving scratches or pitting
- Clean and pure end products
- Non spark abrasive
- Product Background
More than 60 years ago, Hammons Products Company began marketing and selling American Black walnut shells in the United States. The shells make up a large percentage of the nut and serve as a very useful product for a wide range of applications. It is an excellent soft grit abrasive media used for blast cleaning and tumbling. The shell is used by the oil industry as lost circulation material and as a filter media cleaning produced water. Most recently, Black Walnut shells have been discovered as a great natural medium for athletic turf fields. Black Walnut is the main shell that we grind and size. We also process English and Pecan shells.
Applications & Uses
- Applicable Processes
- Industrial Additives End Use
- Applications
Black walnut shells are used as media in an abrasive blast to polish and clean soft metals, plastics, wood, and stone. They are used for surface preparation of parts and equipment to be painted. The black walnut shell is an effective abrasive media for moldings, castings, and electrical parts, etc. Shells are also used in barrel tumbling and vibratory applications to clean and polish. Other utilizations of the walnut shell are: scrubs in the cosmetic and soap industry; filter media for hydromation systems; extenders in adhesives; fillers in castings; and as loss circulation material in the oil industry.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Physical Properties
- Chemical Analysis
- Particle Sieve Information
Sieve Size Opening Microns Millimeters U.S. Mesh Inches 4 0.187 4760 4.76 6 0.132 3360 3.36 8 0.937 2380 2.38 10 0.0787 2000 2 12 0.0661 1680 1.68 14 0.0555 1410 1.41 16 0.0469 1190 1.19 18 0.0394 1000 1 20 0.0331 840 84 30 0.0232 590 59 40 0.0165 420 42 60 0.0098 250 250 80 0.007 177 177 100 0.0059 149 149 200 0.0029 74 74 325 17 44 44
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Specific Gravity | 1.2 - 1.4 | — | — |
| Moisture Content | max. 11 | %wt | — |
| Hardness | 3.0 | — | Mohs Scale |
| pH | 7.5 | — | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Nitrogen | 0.1 | %wt | — |
| Specific Cellulose | 40 - 60 | %wt | — |
| Lignin | 20 - 30 | %wt | — |
| Toluene Solubility | 0.5 - 1.0 | %wt | — |
| Methoxyl | 6.5 | %wt | — |
| Chlorine | 0.1 | %wt | — |
| Ash Content | 1.5 | %wt | — |
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
- Packaging Information
- Walnut shell is primarily packaged in a plain multi-walled paper bag, with a net weight of 50 lbs. The bags are palletized 40 bags on a 40" X 48" pallet and stretch wrapped
- Other packaging options include a 2,000 lb. tote bag.
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 3 - 5 Years
- Storage Information
The walnut shell should be stored in normal dry storage. Moisture level kept at 10% or below. Safeguard material from pests. The product will keep for an extended time (3-5 yrs) under these conditions.