Mikron'S Mikronize Mineral End. ve Ticaret A.S.

Mikron'S Calcium Carbonate grades are branded as TURKCARB®in general, let manufactures to produce high quality products in many applications. Calcite (CaCO3) found in nature in marble, limestone and chalk forms with different crystal shapes.Depending on the amount of impurities, whiteness parameters may fluctuate. Deviation of Silicate (SiO2 ) contents will also effect hardness values of the material. TURKCARB®high brigthness and negligible abrasion values features the quality of TURKCARB raw material quality level. TURKCARB®grades are very fine GCC (Ground Calcium Carbonate) which is also featured with fine particle size distribution. Starting from 90% fraction under 2 microns fineness till 100 microns median size, Mikron'S able to produce outstanding products to offer optimum solutions. Ultrafine grades of TURKCARB® will offer superior surface finish solutions to paint, paper and plastics industries. Overseparated TURKCARB® grades are another class of product Group in which surface coating is not feasible, to decrease the oil absorption values. Decreasing the oil absorption of calcium carbonate will bring so many advantages to processors to decrease binder absorption, decreasing of manufacturing costs while using more calcium carbonate in the recipes. 

TURKCARB® UF
TURKCARB® 95 
TURKCARB® 75X
TURKCARB® 65
TURKCARB® 1
TURKCARB® 1K
TURKCARB® 2
TURKCARB® 2K
TURKCARB® 2X
TURKCARB® 3
TURKCARB® 5
TURKCARB® 5K
TURKCARB® 10
TURKCARB® 15
TURKCARB® 15K
TURKCARB® 20
TURKCARB® 40K
TURKCARB® 60K
TURKCARB® 130K

Usage of Coated TURKCARB® grades have many advantages in plastics and coating.

Day by day,more these processors are shifting to coated grades due to; 

•  Low surface energy, 
•  High Hydrophobic effect, 
•  To get easy and homogenious dispersion, 
•  Low oil, DOP and polymer absorption, 
•  Increase in mechanical properties. 
•  Increase chemical and mechanical strength, 
•  To get high quality surface and high brightness, 

TURKCARB® UFC has same particle shape characteristics as TURKCARB® UF, whereas it's surface treated with suitable hydrofobic agents which enables to keep high gloss values in solvent based paints during long period of time. Since surface treatment changes alkalinity of natural Calcium Carbonate, it also keeps oil acids in alkyd resins away from Calcium Carbonate surface. If this contact occurs, Calcium carbonate reacts with acids to form CO2 gas, that forms bubbles which create matting in paint film during storage on shelves after production.

The FILMPLUS range of fine coated calcium carbonates are the leading mineral product in breathable film applications for the hygiene, medical and roofing markets. 

TURKCARB® UFC, TURKCARB® 100C and TURKCARB®95C goods which are especially prefered in plastic profile sector and has low abrasivity of extruders with good surface. In order to get more bright and high resistance goods we use advanced technology developed in the world. 

Precipitated Calcium Carbonate is obtained from Limestone calcination over 900°C. Limestone is burned, to form lime from which pcc is obtained by consequtive chemicals reactions under pressure.Since chemical reactions are concerned,impurities are eliminated by outstanding chemical process control to form a ideal whiteness,particle size and crystal shape. PCC crystals have uniform crystal shape and particle size distribution, not like Ground Calcium Carbonate. 

PCC production technique can be illustrated as follows ; 
* CaCO3   CaO + CO2  (calcination Process) 
* CaO + H2O   Ca(OH)2 (milk of lime) 
* Ca(OH)2 + CO2   CaCO3  + H2O (Precipitation)