Barium Sulfate

(in 4,401 products)

1. Colorant - Pigments or dyes that are added in order to change or enhance the color.

2. Drug / Medicine - Treats, alleviates, cures, or prevents sickness. As officially declared by a governmental drug/medicine regulatory body

Barite, a name that was derived from the Greek word "barus" (heavy), is the mineralogical name for barium sulfate . In commerce, the mineral is sometimes referred to as "barytes." The term "primary barite" refers to the first marketable product, which includes crude barite (run of mine) and the products of simple beneficiation methods, such as washing, jigging, heavy media separation, tabling, flotation, and magnetic separation. Most crude barite requires some upgrading to minimum purity or density. Barite that is used as an aggregate in a "heavy" cement is crushed and screened to a uniform size. Most barite is ground to a small, uniform size before it is used as a filler or extender, an addition to industrial products, or a weighting agent in petroleum well drilling mud specification barite. Although barite contains a "heavy" metal ( barium ), it is not a toxic chemical under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, because it is very insoluble. PDF Link

Barium Sulfate is the sulfate salt of barium , an alkaline, divalent metal. Barium sulfate is quite insoluble in water , and is used as a radiopaque agent to diagnose gastrointestinal medical conditions. Barium sulfate is taken by mouth or given rectally. (NCI04)

1. PubChem: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24414

1. South Korea - Ministry of Food and Drug Safety - Prohibited/Restricted Chemicals

- Ref: 452

2. EU CosIng Annex IV, COLORANTS ALLOWED IN COSMETIC PRODUCTS [2017]

- Ref: IV/122

3. Association of Southeast Asian Nations Annex IV - Part 1, Allowed Colorants

- CI 77120

4. WHO Model List of Essential Medicines [2019]

- barium sulfate