The main component of diatomite as carrier is SiO2. For example, the active component of industrial vanadium catalyst is V2O5, the cocatalyst is alkali metal sulfate, and the carrier is refined diatomite. Experiments show that SiO2 stabilizes the active components and strengthens with the increase of K2O or Na2O content. The activity of the catalyst is also related to the dispersion and pore structure of the support. After diatomite is treated with acid, the content of oxide impurities decreases, the content of SiO2 increases, and the specific surface area and pore volume also increase. Therefore, the carrier effect of refined diatomite is better than that of natural diatomite.

Diatomite is generally formed from silicate remains after the death of unicellular algae collectively known as diatoms. Its essence is aqueous amorphous SiO2. Diatoms can exist in both fresh and salt water. There are many kinds of diatoms, which can be generally divided into "central order" diatoms and "plume order" diatoms. In each order, there are many "genera", which are quite complex.

The main component of natural diatomite is SiO2. The color of high-quality diatomite is white, and the content of SiO2 often exceeds 70%. Monomer diatoms are colorless and transparent. The color of diatomite depends on clay minerals and organic matter. The composition of diatoms from different mineral sources is different.

Diatomite is a fossil diatomite deposit formed after the death of a single celled plant called diatom and a accumulation period of about 10000 to 20000 years. Diatom is one of the earliest protozoa on earth, living in seawater or lake water. It is this diatom that provides oxygen to the earth through photosynthesis and promotes the birth of humans, animals and plants.

This diatomite is formed by the deposition of the remains of unicellular aquatic plant diatom. The unique property of this diatom is that it can absorb free silicon in water to form its bones. When its life is over, it will deposit and form diatomite deposit under certain geological conditions. It has some unique properties, such as porosity, low concentration, large specific surface area, relative incompressibility and chemical stability. After changing its particle size distribution and surface properties through processing processes such as crushing, sorting, calcination, air flow classification and impurity removal, it can be applied to a variety of industrial requirements such as coatings and paint additives.