Umgubo womhlaba we-Diatomaceous yinto emangalisayo ephuma kwiintsalela ze-diatoms ezifakwe kwi-fossilized, eziyi-algae ene-single-celled. Ezi diatoms zakhula kakuhle emanzini afana nolwandle, amachibi, kunye nemilambo kwiminyaka eyi-2000 eyadlulayo. Njengoko zafa, iindonga zazo zeseli ezityebileyo ze-silica zaqokelelana ezantsi, kancinci kancinci zenza iidiphozithi ze-sedimentary ezingumthombo womhlaba we-diatomaceous.

Enye yezona mpawu zibalaseleyo ze-diatomaceous earth powder kukuba inezimbobo ezininzi. Ngokwe-microscope, ityhila inethiwekhi entsonkothileyo yeembobo ezincinci, ezidibeneyo. Ezi mbobo zahlukile ngobukhulu, zihlala ziqala kwiinanometer ezimbalwa ukuya kwii-micrometer ezininzi. Le mbobo inika umgubo indawo enkulu kakhulu yomphezulu ngeyunithi nganye yobunzima, nto leyo ibalulekileyo kwiindlela ezininzi ezisetyenziswa ngazo. Umzekelo, kwiinkqubo zokucoca, iimbobo zinokubamba amasuntswana obungakanani obahlukeneyo, zisebenza njengesihluzo sendalo.

I-Diatomaceous earth powder isetyenziswa kakhulu kwishishini lokuthambisa nokunyamekela amazinyo. Isetyenziswa ekucoceni ubuso nakwiimveliso zokukhupha ulusu ngenxa yeempawu zayo ezithambileyo zokurhawuzelela. Inokunceda ekususeni iiseli zolusu ezifileyo, ishiye ulusu luthambile kwaye luhlaziyekile. Kwezinye iindlela zokufakela amazinyo, ifakwa njengesithambisi esithambileyo sokunceda ukucoca amazinyo nokususa i-plaque ngaphandle kokubangela umonakalo omkhulu kwi-enamel yamazinyo.

Kwimizi-mveliso, i-diatomaceous earth powder isetyenziswa njengesizalisi kwiimveliso ezifana neeplastiki, irabha, kunye neepeyinti. Kwiiplastiki, inokuphucula iimpawu zoomatshini ze-matrix yeplastiki, njengokwandisa amandla ayo kunye nokuqina kwayo. Kwirabha, inokuphucula ukuqina kunye nokumelana nokuguguleka kweemveliso zerabha. Kwiipeyinti, isebenza njenge-matting agent, inciphisa ukukhanya komphezulu wepeyinti kwaye inike ukugqitywa okungaphezulu kwe-matte. Ikwasetyenziswa ekuveliseni i-dynamite njengesixhobo esizinzisayo, inceda ukulawula impendulo yokuqhuma.