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of fossilized remains of diatoms, has many direct commercial applications, especially as an absorbent, a filtration medium, a mild abrasive, and a natural pesticide. more refined silicon products account for a much smaller portion of commercial silicon usage, but nonetheless are extremely important
economically. common silica sand is the starting point for production of a variety of refined silica products, other silicon compounds, silicon-containing alloys , and elemental silicon at various levels of purity, all of which play significant roles in industry. the following paragraphs give an overview...
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