Product Guides

Perlite Institute publications about perlite are available by following the links below. For more information about these uses or other uses, please contact the Perlite Institute member nearest to you.

Plant Guides

• Gardens in the Sky - Growing Food on Rooftops - NEW
• Green Roofs and Perlite
• The Concern Over Fluorides
• Perlite vs. Polystyrene in Potting Mixes
• Perlite Gradation and Peat/Perlite Mixtures
• Comparative Growth Studies Perlite vs. Polystyrene Media
• Horticultural Perlite Solves Compaction Problem at New Stadium
• Horticultural Perlite - The Natural Growing Media for Outdoor Gardening
• Indoor Gardening with Perlite
• Cultivation of Spruce Seedlings in Mixtures of Perlite and Sphagnum Peat in Norway
• The Role of Perlite in Hydroponic Culture
• Container Growing with 100% Perlite and Perlite /Peat Mixes
• Renovating Golf Greens with Horticultural Perlite
• Hydroponic Culture of Strawberries in Perlite
• Effective Watering with Horticultural Perlite
• Growing Orchids in Perlite
• Rice Hulls vs. Perlite and Vermiculite

General Information

• Basic Facts About Perlite
• A Guide for the Bulk Handling of Expanded Perlite
• Perlite - House - NEW
• Why Perlite Works - NEW
• Perlite and Sustainability - NEW

Perlite Lightweight Insulating Concrete

General

• Perlite Concrete
• Perlite Insulating Concrete; Application and Design Information for Contractors
• Perlite Insulating Concrete; Floor Fills, Heated Slabs and Unheated Slabs on Grade
• Nail Holding Power of Perlite Concrete
• Perlite aggregate for lightweight tile mortars (TD 4-1 '72)
• Transit Mix Perlite Concrete (ppg)
• Insulating Underground Pipe and Ducting with Perlite Insulating Concrete (ppg)
• Perlite Insulating Concrete Pool Base for In-Ground Vinyl Pools (ppg)
• Perlite for Use in Well Cements (ppg)

Roof decks

• Perlite Insulating Concrete Roofdeck (ppg)
• Silicone treated Perlite- Loose Fill Insulation  
• Perlite Insulating Concrete Roofdeck

Perlite Loose Fill Insulation

General

• Perlite for Underfloor Insulation (ppg)
• Perlite Chimney Lining Systems Solve Condensate Problems in Old and New Chimneys (ppg)
• Thermal Performance of Masonry Walls Insulated with Perlite (TD 2-6 '82)
• Perlite is Better
• Perlite Loose Fill Insulation
• Perlite Loose Fill Insulation-Building, High Temperature, Low Temperature and Cryogenic Applications (TD 2-4 '83)

(note: for specifications on Perlite Loose Fill Insulation refer to ASTM C 549-02)

Cryogenic / High temperature

• "Super" Insulating Perlite for Evacuated Cryogenic Service (ppg)
• Evacuated Perlite (TD 2-7 '83)
• Perlite for Non Evacuated Cryogenic and Low Temperature Service (ppg)
• High Temperature Applications for Perlite in the Steel & Foundry Industries (ppg)*

Perlite Plaster, Composites, and Filler Applications

Composites & Textured Coatings

• Perlite/Silicate composites for High Temperature Insulation and Formed Shapes
• Perlite Aggregate for Paint Texturing
• Perlite in Simulated Stone, Masonry and Wood Products

Perlite as A filler

• Perlite Volcanic Glass as a Hollow Microsphere Filler
• Lightweight Fillers for Glass/Reinforced Polyester
• Perlite Volcanic Glass as a Glass Flake Filler

Perlite Plasters

• Lightweight Aggregate for Portland Cement Plasters and Gypsum Plasters
• Perlite for Textured Coatings
• Lightweight Fiber Reinforced Perlite Cement Plasters
  

Perlite Filter Aids

• Perlite Filter Aids

Miscellaneous

• Perlite - Concrete Roof Deck Insulation, Loose Fill Insulation
• Perlite as an Absorbent or Carrier
• Perlite Fertilizer by the Bulk Blend Method