Manufacturing Process

From quartz to concrete-grade silica fume

A high-temperature industrial process, tightly controlled at every stage.

Silicon smelting plant with electric arc furnaces
Inside the plant
Submerged-arc furnaces at ~2,000 °C
Process Flow · Silica Fume Line

How Sio92 Silica Fume is made

A continuous five-stage flow — from raw quartz and carbon to ultra-fine amorphous silica captured in bag-house filters.

High-purity quartz, metallurgical coke and wood chips staged as raw materials
STEP 01
SiO₂ + C

Raw Materials

High-purity quartz (SiO₂), metallurgical coal / coke and wood chips are proportioned and charged into the furnace bins.

Submerged-arc furnace with glowing electrodes reducing quartz at 2,000 °C
STEP 02
≈ 2,000 °C

Submerged-Arc Furnace

Electrodes reduce quartz with carbon inside a submerged-arc furnace, producing molten silicon / ferrosilicon alloy.

Silica oxide vapour captured in the off-gas hood above the furnace
STEP 03
SiO vapour → SiO₂

SAF Off-Gas

Rising SiO vapour oxidises in air above the furnace, forming ultra-fine, non-crystalline amorphous silica particles.

Industrial bag-house filter collecting silica fume from cooled off-gas
STEP 04
Bag-house filter

Filtration

Off-gas is cooled through ducts and drawn through bag-house filters where the silica fume is separated from flue gas.

Ultra-fine grey Sio92 silica fume powder collected from filters
STEP 05
Amorphous SiO₂

Silica Fume

Collected ultra-fine powder — the finished Sio92 Silica Fume, ready for densification, testing and packing.

By-Product Line

Slag → Ball Mill → Slag Powder

Ferrosilicon slag tapped from the furnace is recovered and processed — zero-waste industrial practice.

Ferrosilicon Slag

Metallurgical slag tapped from the furnace is cooled and crushed for further processing.

Grinding — Ball Mill

Crushed slag is ground in a ball mill to a fine, uniform particle size.

Ferrosilicon Slag Powder

A useful by-product powder — nothing from the furnace is wasted.

Finishing

Test · Pack · Dispatch

Quality Testing

Every batch tested for SiO₂ content, moisture, LOI, specific gravity and particle profile against ASTM C1240 / EN 13263.

Densification & Packing

Undensified or densified silica fume packed in 25 / 50 kg bags, 1 MT jumbo bags, or bulk tankers.

Dispatch

Traceable logistics from plant to site with signed test certificates and MTCs.

Technical Data Sheet

Sio92 Silica Fume — TDS

Indicative values from production. Full signed technical data sheet and MTC available with every consignment on request.

Ultra fine silica fume collected from bag filters
PropertyTypical Value
Product NameSio92 Silica Fume
AppearanceGrey to Dark Grey Ultra-Fine Powder
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)≥ 92%
Particle Size (avg.)0.1 – 0.2 μm
Specific Gravity2.2 – 2.3
Moisture Content< 2.0%
Loss on Ignition< 3.5%
Pozzolanic Activity Index> 115
Chloride Content≤ 0.10%
Bulk Density570 – 650 kg/m³
BET Surface Area> 18 m²/g
StandardsASTM C1240 · IS 15388:2003 · EN 13263