Examples of Slurries
Examples of slurries include:
- Cement slurry, a mixture of cement, water, and assorted dry and liquid additives used in the petroleum and other industries
- Soil/cement slurry, also called Controlled Low-Strength Material (CLSM), flowable fill, controlled density fill, flowable mortar, plastic soil-cement, K-Krete, and other names
- A mixture of thickening agent, oxidizers, and water used to form a gel explosive
- A mixture of pyroclastic material, rocky debris, and water produced in a volcanic eruption and known as a lahar
- A mixture of bentonite and water used to make slurry walls
- Coal slurry, a mixture of coal waste and water, or crushed coal and water
- A mixture of wood pulp and water used to make paper
- A mixture of animal waste, organic matter, and sometimes water known simply as "slurry" in agricultural use, used as fertilizer after ageing in a slurry pit
- Meat slurry, a mixture of finely ground meat and water, centrifugally dewatered and used as food
- An abrasive substance used in chemical-mechanical polishing
- Slurry ice, a mixture of ice crystals, freezing point depressant, and water
- A mixture of raw materials and water involved in the rawmill manufacture of Portland cement
- A mixture of minerals, water, and additives used in the manufacture of ceramics
- A bolus of chewed food mixed with saliva
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