Southern Spongolite Industries
Natures Natural Absorbent
Spongolite is a highly porous and absorbent granular product made from million year old marine sponges which is mined in the southern part of Western Australia.
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Spongolite is a highly porous and absorbent granular product made from million year old marine sponges which is mined in the southern part of Western Australia.
Find Out MoreSpongolite is a superior absorber of liquids and better retains them due to the liquid being "locked away" inside the sponge structure, resulting in negligible release (leaching) back to the environment when the it is disposed of.
Because the sponge structure is silica based, it is also very strong. Unlike most clay based absorbents that become wet and slippery when they absorb liquids, Spongolite does not break down and become wet, messy and slippery when it absorbs liquids, giving a safer and cleaner clean-up.
Spongolite is a mineral based absorbent formed from natural sponges that were deposited on the seabed hundreds of millions of years ago. The Spongolite consists predominantly of the dismembered skeletons of sponges which are composed of a form of hydrated silica variously described as opal, amorphous silica, opal-cristobalite or alpha-cristobalite. The most accurate description is disordered alpha-cristobalite.
Our operations are based in the South West of Western Australia where we mine and package the spongolite for wholesale, commercial and home-based applications which can be distributed throughout Australia.
Spongolite is truly "Natures Sponge" because it was formed from natural sponges present on the seabed hundreds of millions of years ago. What was once the seabed is now pleasant pastural country 60km inland from the south coast of Western Australia. In that ancient seabed, the remains of millions of tonnes of marine sponges collected in a depression as they moved with the ocean currents. That is the basis of the formation of Spongolite which we now mine.
The deposites are very pure, uniform and stretch over a significant area ensuring a continuing supply of consistent quality product.
Industrial, commercial and domestic liquid spills. Spongolite will not break down in acid.
Keeps garage floors and driveways clean from oil and other pollutants
Perfect for litter trays to absorb waste and odours
Wetting agent to aid in water retention
Absorbs odours and liquids in the bottom of rubbish bins
Absorbs BBQ fats and oils from
drip trays
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