Silica test kit AE302

Product Range: 5 to 80 mg/l as SiO2 No of Test: 400

Silica (sio2) is an oxide of silicon and is present in almost all minerals. It is found in surface and well water. Silica is a problem for high pressure boilers as it exhibits enough volatility that high pressure boilers will have silica carry over to the vapour partition. When the steam pressure is reduced in turbines silica will precipitate on the blades as a glassy deposit which reduces efficiency. Measuring silica in water is useful to monitor demineralizer for boiler water treatment. Our AQUASOL AE302 kits are based on colour comparison and are very simple and convenient to use.