What is Perlite?
Perlite is a type of glassy volcanic rock. When broken, it looks like a small pearl. With its porous structure, it is a material with high sound insulation and water absorbency. While perlite is made ready for use, it is sized according to its usage area. At this stage, care is taken to preserve the shell tissue. It is easily broken according to the desired grain size. When it comes to perlite; In petrography, it refers to a special type of volcanic glassy rock formed by elongation due to cooling, a concentric structure or fracture that can be seen with the eye or a microscope. Perlite is also the name given to naturally occurring silica-based volcanic rocks.

What is perlite material?
Perlite, which has an important function, especially in the construction industry, is a substance used as a building material. It contains around 74% SiO and around 15% Al2O3. It is a substance with a volcanic character. Its most important feature is that it is particularly light.
What are the most well-known properties of perlite?
It is fire-resistant.
Sound permeability is quite low.
It has a flexible and stable structure.
Its volume is very small and its density is low.

Where can I find perlite? 
We can supply you with products from our perlite mine, which has the best quality perlite reserve in Central Anatolia.

Where are perlite ore producers located? Who produces perlite?
Turkey's perlite mine has very high reserves in the Çankırı Orta district and has an important position in the world market. There are very rich perlite reserves, especially in Central Anatolia. As Akper Perlit Madencilik, we produce run-of-the-mill ore, crushed, sieved, and expanded perlite.

What is perlite powder?
Perlite is a glassy volcanic rock. Thanks to its loose structure and fragile crystalline structure, it looks like a small pearl. Thanks to its porous structure, it has high sound insulation and water absorbency. While perlite is made ready for use, it is sized according to its usage area.

How to obtain expanded perlite?
When perlite is heated suddenly between 750-1200 °C, it expands under the influence of the steam released from its structure and turns into a foam aggregate consisting of glassy grains. It can expand up to 20 times its initial volume. This product is called expanded perlite.

What is raw perlite? What is perlite mine? What is perlite ore?
"Perlite", meaning pearl stone, is a glassy volcanic rock that can occur in different colors from shades of gray to black. The ore perlite in this state is called "raw perlite".

What kind of rock is perlite?
Perlite is a type of volcanic glassy rock. Perlite is also the name given to naturally occurring silica-based volcanic rocks.

Where is perlite mineral used? What does perlite do?
It is frequently used in agricultural and plant breeding enterprises. It is an effective material used in the construction and construction industry. It is frequently used in different ways in the industrial sector, chemical and pharmaceutical industries, ceramics, and glass industries.
It is used in many other ways, such as in the construction industry, the agricultural industry, as a filter aid in the food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries, as a filler in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, as a thermal insulation material in the industry, and for slag or slag cleaning in metallurgy.

 Where is perlite mined from in Turkey?
We have rich perlite reserves in the Çankırı Orta Kalfat region. Our mining company, one of Turkey's oldest perlite producers, is located in the Orta Kalfat region, the highest quality perlite mineral reserve of the Central Anatolia region. As Akper Perlit Madencilik, we can supply you with perlite ore or crushed and sieved form from our quarry with the best raw perlite reserves in the Central Anatolia region.
What is textile perlite?
Due to its stable chemical structure, perlite is a substance that does not undergo chemical reactions and is insoluble in water. Because of this feature, perlite can be used with various chemicals without affecting them, and it also contributes to its physical properties. (Perlite dissolves only in hydrochloric acid) In this way, perlite can be used as a filler, chemical carrier, filtration aid, insulation material, etc. It is used in places.
-Advantages of Perlite over Similar Products in Textile Washing Process;
-It does not react with other liquid or powder chemicals it is used with.
-It is insoluble in water.
-Since it is a neutral material, it does not show acid or base properties.
-Perlite does not corrode the applied product.
-It is easy to use because it is a lightweight material.
-It does not clog the machine.
-It is a sterile material, it is not harmful to health.

What is micronized perlite? Is perlite used in filtering?
Micronized perlite is a filter cake material used in many areas of the food industry. You can access this product, which is used in many sectors from food to chemistry, on our products page. We have a price list that varies according to various features. You can contact us to find out.
What is filter perlite?
Filtering vegetable cooking oils (vegetable oil), Filtering fruit juices, Filtering beer, wine, and liqueurs, Filtering sugar syrup, Filtering corn syrup, (Glucose / Dextrose Production)
You can use Akper Perlit micronized perlite safely.

Is perlite used in construction?
Perlite is the world's most efficient insulation material used for insulation and free-filling purposes in construction. Perlite, which has an important function, especially in the construction industry, is a substance used as a building material. It is a substance with a volcanic character. Its most important feature is that it is particularly light. It is 50% lighter than alternative materials and mixtures as building materials.

Is perlite an insulator?
Perlite is an inorganic substance. With this feature, it does not lose its properties at high temperatures and prevents the spread of fire. Perlite has plenty of air space within it. With this feature, it is an effective thermal insulation material. Perlite is superior to perlite sheathing with its non-flammable and non-flammable features. You can choose perlite with confidence. Perlite is a volcanic rock that expands with heat and becomes very light and porous when expanded. Although it is not affected by sunlight, it should be prevented from meeting moisture in thermal insulation applications due to its ability to retain water.
-Provides superior sound insulation.
-Provides fuel savings due to excess heat retention.
 -Houses stay cool in summer and warm in winter because they experience less heat and cold.
 -Since it does not contain organic matter, it prevents bacterial production.
-Your apartment becomes 10 tons lighter.
By purchasing the AKPER STANDARD product from our dealers or our business, insulation plaster mortar is made using the following proportions.
Screed Preparation Process: 1 m3 Standard Perlite, 150-200 kg (3-4 bags) cement, (If it will be used in the interior and exterior plaster of the building, lime will not be used), 300-350 lt. This.
Plaster Preparation Process: 1 m3 Standard Perlite, 200-250 kg (4-5 bags) cement, (Lime will not be used if it will be used in the interior and exterior plaster of the building), 200-250 lt. This.
NOTE: !!Attention!! What needs to be kept in mind is that cement and perlite must be mixed very well when dry.

How to prepare perlite plaster mortar?
PREPARATION OF PERLITE AS PLASTER MORTAR
Add 3 bags of perlite, 1 bag of cement, 4.5 - 5 tins of water, 1 tin of coarse sand, and plaster additive and mix until it reaches the consistency of plaster. The surface to be applied must be clean from dust and dirt. It is applied in 1- 1.5 cm thick layers.
Perlite Concrete: It is a lightweight concrete produced using perlite, sand, and cement at densities between (350 kg/m3 - 1600 kg/m3).

Is perlite used in thermal insulation? What are the properties of perlite plaster?
When some types of perlite are broken, small pearl-like spheres are obtained; The name perlite is derived from the word "Perle" meaning pearl. Perlite has plenty of air space within it. With this feature, it is an effective thermal insulation material.

What is perlite plaster?
Perlite Plaster Perlite plaster is a gypsum or cement-based interior surface plaster with increased heat and sound insulation properties. It is applied by hand indoors. Perlite Plaster brick, concrete, exposed concrete, aerated concrete, pumice block, etc. It is a bagged gypsum and cement-based ready-made plaster that can be applied directly on materials.
Expanded perlite is a natural insulation material and its thermal conductivity value is 0.035 kCal/mh T. Expanded perlite can be used freely on walls and floors to provide heat and sound insulation. Perlite is a volcanic rock that expands with heat and becomes very light and porous when expanded. Although it is not affected by sunlight, it should be prevented from meeting moisture in thermal insulation applications due to its ability to retain water.

What is cryogenic perlite?
The fine perlite used in the insulation of cryogenic tanks is called cryogenic perlite. As Akper Perlit, you can be sure that we produce the highest quality cryogenic perlite.

How to make perlite gypsum plaster? How to make perlite plaster?
USAGE
1-Pour clean water into a clean container. Perlite Plaster on it
2-Mix until a homogeneous mixture is obtained. For an ideal mixture, a mechanical mixer should be used.
3-Surface balance is adjusted with no slats.
4-The mortar is thrown onto the wall with a trowel. It is corrected with a gauge.
Ready Plaster is a mortar-based continuous coating applied to interior and exterior wall surfaces and ceilings in a certain thickness. As Akper Perlit, you can be sure that we produce the highest quality perlite plaster.

Is perlite a chemical?
Perlite is a natural mineral, it is essentially volcanic glass with a special texture, containing a certain amount of water in its internal structure, and acidic composition. It does not have a fibrous structure. It does not contain nitrate sulfate, phosphorus, heavy metals, radioactive elements, and organic matter. Therefore, it is not chemical but rather pure.
Seeds planted in perlite do not become moldy or fungal because perlite is not organic. ·It does not cause any problems in terms of salinity and alkalinity since it has almost no soluble ions.

What is Agricultural Perlite?
Perlite is a mineral that does not undergo chemical reactions and is insoluble in water due to its stable and inorganic structure. Perlite is an inorganic mineral that provides soil aeration and regulates its drainage, thanks to its total porosity of over 90% and its aeration porous structure of around 60%. Perlite is a mineral glass and is harder than the soil around it, it also helps slow compaction and keeps the soil fluffy and light.

How to use perlite in soil?
Fine perlite is useful for more delicate systems so that it can be used to germinate seeds or root cuttings as the drainage provided encourages rapid root production. You can use fine perlite by scattering it on the soil surface. Due to its structure, it will mix into the soil over time and increase drainage.

In which plants is perlite used?
Perlite is a very useful substance used in vegetable and ornamental plant cultivation. It is found in nature as volcanic rocks. It explodes at high temperatures: Its volume increases up to 15 times and it separates into small white particles like foam grains.

Can Construction Perlite be used in agriculture?
Yes, it can be used. Because perlite does not contain chemicals and does not harm the plant roots in any way. Agricultural perlite is just larger, other than that there is no difference. The only problem is that it may disappear in the soil a little earlier due to its fragile structure, other than that it does not pose a problem.
As Akper Perlit Mining, we can supply you with agricultural perlite in the sizes and packages you want, in high quality and at affordable prices. Please contact us to get a price. You can obtain our products from our company's Ankara Dealers.