Diatomaceous Earth and Perlite | Calgon Carbon Corporation
Diatomaceous Earth Diatomite, or diatomaceous earth, is the skeletal remains of singlecelled algae, called diatoms, whose cellulose membrane has the capability of extracting silica from water. Over millennia, the skeletal remains of diatoms built up and formed huge diatomite deposits. The lightweight and porous rock obtained from the fossilization of diatoms is the raw material [.]