Using Walnut Shells for Jewelry Purposes

Walnut shell jewelry is just one of the many new and creative ways that walnut shells are being up-cycled for regular use. By slicing the shell into sections, it’s possible to create beautiful pieces that can be polished to a deep brown hue and then joined using copper, silver, or gold wire. The result is a marvelously eclectic piece of jewelry that is sure to be noticed and admired. Whether used to create a long necklace, a stunning pair of earrings, or a simple pendant, the results are sure to impress whoever is fortunate enough to wear walnut shell jewelry.

Walnut shell jewelry is just one of the many new
and creative ways that walnut shells are
being up-cycled for regular use.

In Asian cultures, the use of walnuts carries with it considerable spiritual implications. It is believed that walnut shells are intertwined with the natural world and provide protection from spirits and harm. This is one reason that walnuts, and walnut shells, feature prominently within many designs. And, because no two walnut shells are identical, every piece of jewelry created will have its own unique appearance and color. This means that two people can stand right beside each other wearing walnut shell jewelry and still be wearing entirely unique pieces.

Of course, walnut shells can also be used in the production of other jewelry. With the right grit, it’s easy to polish newly produced pieces, or to remove rust and damage from older pieces such as watches, belt buckles, etc. that are being refurbished. The abrasive nature of the walnut shell can easily remove surface damage without damaging the underlying metal structure of the jewelry. Further, walnut shells are not so abrasive that you have to worry about them causing damage to gemstones such as diamonds or rubies.

For more information about walnut shell jewelry and the many applications of walnut shells, we invite you to contact Flowspec by sending us a message. We’ll be happy to answer your questions and to help guide you to the right walnut shells for your needs.

Having a litter box in the home is a convenient method for handling pet feces and urine without having to expose them to the risks of the outdoors. That said, not all litter boxes are equal to one another, not least because the choice of litter can have enormous impact on the results. In particular, if you are searching for litter to use with your litter box, consider getting walnut shell litter rather than what you are already using.

Consider these benefits of using walnut shell litter:

•First, Flowspec litter made using walnut shells is 100 percent natural, making it safe for use under a wider range of circumstances than litter made using more hazardous materials.

•Second, walnut shell litter has been ground to produce a uniform size, thus ensuring that dust cannot enter the air of the living environment. This is of critical importance for the continuing health of both the pet and the homeowner.

•Furthermore, Flowspec litter does not absorb the moisture that can be found in pet feces and urine, thus further reducing the chance of contamination via stated sources. It helps that the natural characteristics of walnut shells also serve to minimize the number of bacteria and other potentially harmful microorganisms.

•Walnut shell litter is practical to use for a number of animal species. For example, it is lighter than sand and a number of other materials that see common use in litter. Combined with its refusal to cling and clump to other materials, this makes it that much easier to clean out and then compost on a regular basis.

•At the same time, Flowspec litter is both gentle and loose, making it well-suited for creating a comfortable living environment for pets, particularly when said animals come from desert environments.

•Given these benefits, it should come as no surprise to learn that walnut shell litter is compatible with numerous animal species. Examples include but are not limited to cats, birds, snakes, lizards, and other reptiles.

Please contact us at Flowspec for more information about how using our products made using walnut shells can enrich someone’s life.

Natural Kitty Litter-Walnut Shells



Walnut Shell Cat Litter

 

From Taipei to Toronto, cats have moved in to millions of homes where they run and play while homeowners work the days away. It's an easy life, but it's not free of basic biological needs for pet owners to take care of.

This means that when it's time to "do their business," cats need a place to go that's clean and won't leave nasty odors and harmful chemical byproducts in the wake of the litter box. When it comes to natural kitty litter, walnut shells make an ideal choice for the following reasons:

1. Walnut shells are non-toxic, and using them is effectively upcycling as they're the natural byproduct of walnut production.
2. Walnuts minimize bacteria and mold growth. 
3. Since walnut shells are a natural product that decomposes, they can be disposed of within the trash without being concerned that they will add to groundwater pollution.
4. Because they will not stick or cling, walnut shells makes cleanup of everything from litter boxes to pet cages a lot simpler and a lot less messy.
5. Walnut shell based natural kitty litter is up to 200% more absorbent than traditional clay litters. This not only means longer times between litter box cleanings, it also means that you will use less kitty litter at a time than comparable alternatives. 

Of course, the applications for natural kitty litter go beyond lining the litter box. Crushed walnut shells can also be used within bird cages and lizard cages. Because it is not made of sand, it is 100% dust free which helps keep pets from developing respiratory problems. It is also lighter than traditional base material, and with it's loose texture it provides snakes and lizards something they can dig through to keep themselves fit and healthy.

When everything is said and done, walnut shells are an ideal natural kitty litter that won't harm the environment and can reduce the overall amount of kitty litter homeowners need to supply for their pets. That is why we invite you to contact Flowspec to learn more about using walnut shells in the production of kitty litter and other household products.

Walnut Shells MSDS

The following is the MSDS on our produced walnut shells, walnut shell powder, walnut shell media, walnut shell granulates, walnut shell grits, etc.


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Granular activated carbon from waste walnut shells

Walnut Shells Based Activated Carbon Media



What is walnut shell activated carbon
Walnut shell activated carbon adopts wild walnut shells as its raw materials, after going through selection, carbonization, firing and reselection production processes, etc., new type activated carbon water purification materials are finished.

Walnut shell activated carbon features
1. Universality and microporosity, strong dirt load carrying, huigh removal rate of oil & suspended solids
2. Multi-edges & different particle diameters, forming deep bed filteration, reinforcing oil removal capacity and filtration speed
3. Hydrophilc & non-oleophylic, and suitable specific gravity, easy backwashing, strong regenerative capacity
4. Big hardness, nonperishable, no need changing filter materials, only need adding 10% every year, reducing maintenance costs and time.

Walnut shell activated carbon usages
1. Oily waste water treatment in oil field: oil removal & suspended solids removal
2. Oily industrial water treatment in industries: oil removal & suspended solids removal
3. Domestic water treatment & industrial water treatment: suspended solids removal, improving water quality

If you are interested in walnut shells activated carbon, welcome to visit our website www.walnutshellpowder.com and feel free to contact us at email of flowspec@outlook.com

Walnut Shell Filtration System

Walnut Shell Filtration System in Oil Field

Why needs the walnut shell filter?

Clean water is important to the oil and gas industry. As oil fields mature, their water cut steadily increases. After the separation process, the liquid will always contain some residue oil. 

Fats, oils and greases content of waste water can cause many problems in both sewers and waste treatment plants. If oil or grease is not removed before discharge of the waste. It can interfere with the biological life in the surface wasters and create unsightly floating matter and films.

The acute effects of oils on birds, fish and microorganism are reasonably well cataloged. The potentially more harmful is the subtle effect on other aquatic life.

The food industry seeks effective technologies to remove fats, oils and greases. Manufactures of oil containing foods face the problem of reducing the oil containment load to downstream waste water systems. 

A large amount of water is used in the refinery processes and a big fraction of it comes out as waste after getting polluted by oil which enters into the wastewater from leaks, spills etc., at various stages.

Walnut Shell Filter Applications

Walnut shell filters are frequently installed for the removal of oil and suspended solids from produced water, refinery effluent and waste / re-circulation streams found at other industrial applications. Walnut shell filtration system is developed as a more suitable method of filtering free oil and suspended solids in applications where sand filters have traditionally been used. Today, walnut shell filter is used to treat oil field produced water, refinery waste water, steel mill direct spray and caster water, ethylene plant quench water, copper concentrate decant and cooling water. 

In water and waste water applications, walnut shell filters are used to remove suspended solids and insoluble hydrocarbons from oily waste water, groundwater, plant process water, cooling water, water recycling & re-use, produced oilfield water and refinery waste water. In metalworking, power generation, municipal, chemical, and petrochemical applications, walnut shell filter treat and remove suspended solids, oily residues, ash, and metallic hydroxides from industrial liquids. Especially suited for filtering water used for oil field flooding, refinery disposal and off shore disposal. Also chemical agents are not needed during filtration.

But they are especially valuable in offshore drilling applications, because they are small and light enough to be installed on a ship due to the reduction in backwash water volume and reduction in weight and footprint. The walnut shell filter will play a big role in helping offshore rigs meet new and more stringent water quality regulations. Best of all, a special backwash cycle can safely remove the contaminants from the walnut shell filter media, allowing the walnuts to be used again and again.

Walnut shell is used for the filtration of water as environmentally safe and effective filtration media. Walnut shell is the best technology for the removal of oil and grease, as well as suspend solids from a variety of heavy oil and other oilfield produced water streams. Walnut shell is chemically inert, hard, resilient and perfect for oily water processing. Suggested mesh sizes are 6/10, 12/20, 35/60, 40/60.

Walnut Shell Working Principle in Filtration

Walnut Shell Filter Operating Principle

The walnut shell filter uses a deep bed of 100 percent walnut shells as the filtration media, which have excellent surface characteristics for coalescing and filtration, plus superior resilience to attrition. This deep bed of 100 percent walnut shells offer superior effluent quality, longer filtration runs, and greater throughput efficiency. The walnut shell filter removes about 98% of oil contaminants and suspended solids from a water stream.

The walnut shell filter uses raw process water and gas or air for back washing, eliminating the need for moving mechanical equipment or external scouring equipment. The walnut shell filter operates at twice the flux rate of conventional sand filters in the same application, and can remove over three times the amount of solids before needing to be cleaned.

Walnut Shell Deep Bed Filtration Media

Walnut Shell Filter Features

Walnut shells have a natural affinity for oil. The same English Black Walnuts that we routinely crack and eat can be ground up and used to safely and efficiently clean up contaminated water streams. 

Walnut shell filters are simple and reliable, compared to many filtration techniques designed to remove oil contaminants and suspended solids from water. There are no chemicals, very few moving parts and the walnut shell filter media can be used over and over again. Walnut shell filters can take water with up to 100 parts per million of contaminants and reduce this level to under 5 parts per million. This is cleaner than normal drinking water.

Couple this with the fact that walnut shell filters can be specifically designed for offshore use to remove more than 98 percent of the contaminants passing through it,

The following is the walnut shell filter advantages:

• Positive media cleanup  
• Elimination of compulsory chemicals  
• No requiring clean water 
• Simple, automatic design  
• Up to the minute, state of the art technology 
• No air or gas scour required 
• Upstream flow is not interrupted 
• High flow rates 

Walnut Shell Filter Backwash

Walnut Shell Filter Operation

During the filtration cycle, dirty process water passes through the walnut shell filter from top to bottom. As the water passes through the walnut shell media, free oil and suspended solids are removed. After 24 hours of filtration, the dirty process water is redirected and pulsed into the bottom of the vessel to fluidize the media bed. In addition, air or process gas is added in a proprietary manner to create an airlift pump.

The airlift pump lifts the contaminated media to the top of the vessel where the turbulence of the backwash water and gas separates oil and suspended solids from the walnut shells. The use of air or gas greatly reduces the amount of backwash water required. The mixture of air or gas and backwash water is separated in an external vessel. One separator vessel can be used for multiple walnut shell filters. Upon completion of the backwash cycle, the flow of dirty process water is again returned to the top of the vessel. It utilizes unfiltered water for media cleanup, eliminating the need for high volumes of clean water.

Since our founding in 1981, for over 30 years, Flowspec Industrial Limited has been an industry leader in manufacturing and distributing the renewable, organic, recycled and sustainable walnut shells. Welcome to visit our website www.walnutshellpowder.com and contact us at flowspec@outlook.com 

Walnut Shell Exfoliating Creams and Scrubs

Walnut Shell Scrub

Crushed walnut shell is a hard fibrous material ideal as an abrasive. Walnut grit is extremely durable – in fact larger particles sizes are used as abrasives in engineering and stone polishing plants.

The larger particle sizes are not recommended for the face as they can break down delicate skin around the eye area. Nonetheless walnuts can be used effectively in natural facial exfoliants when crushed to a fine powder.

The angular and multi-faceted minute particles of walnut shell powder retain the extreme hardness of the walnut shell – yet because of their fine particle size – they will act as a soft abrasive in a cream or lotion. The fine walnut shell powder which is insoluble in water is ideal for use in a natural facial exfoliant or scrub where a polishing or refining action is required.

Walnut Shell Exfoliating Creams and Scrubs

For body applications, walnut shells are ground to fine particles, and sterilized before packing. They come as light brown particles which are clearly visible in a cream and ideal as a superb body exfoliant. Walnut shells are extremely hard and do not break down in the product. Their hardness makes them a highly effective natural body scrub coping very efficiently with even thick deposits of dead surface skin.

Walnut Shell Body Scrubs

Exfoliating creams and scrubs help remove dead cells from the surface layers of the skin and porepare the skin to take moisturisation and anti-ageing treatments. Exfoliating is also an instantly rewarding activity – unlike much skin care the consumer doesn’t have to wait to see the results.

Regular exfoliation can almost instantly help skin feel softer, smoother, more moisturized, more even in skin tone, and appear brighter and healthier. Not only that but results get better as exfoliation is built into a regular skin care routine at least once or twice a week.

As levels of consumer understanding about the benefits of exfoliation have risen so demand for exfoliating products has increased – throughout the year and in all climates.

In the summer months exfoliation is essential as winter skin is suddenly exposed and consumers want to slough off blemishes or prepare their skin for self-tanning applications. In winter exfoliating is the first step in deep moisturisation of the skin to protect it from the extremes of centrally heated interiors and cold weather.

Walnut Shell Body Polisher and Cleanser

Since our founding in 1981, for over 30 years, Flowspec Industrial Limited has been an industry leader in manufacturing and distributing the renewable, organic, recycled and sustainable walnut shells. Welcome to visit our website www.walnutshellpowder.com and contact us at flowspec@outlook.com 

Cosmetic Grade Walnut Shell Powder

Walnut Shell Exfoliation Scrubs

Introduction

Cosmetic grade walnut shell grits, powders and flours are premium ingredients used in fine cosmetics products internationally of exfoliating products, shower Gel, bar soap and cleansing products as non-animal origin, skincare additive cosmetics and toiletries. Cosmetic grade walnut shells are widely applicable in cosmetics, skin care, exfoliation, creams and soaps with shell mesh sizes of 18/40, 35/60, 40/100, 60/200 and flour mesh sizes of #100, #200, #325 and #400. Our premier crushed walnut shells are available for manufacturing high quality facial scrubs, exfoliants, soaps and creams. And also, we can serve our customers with sterilization, custom grades and custom packaging. 

Walnut shell powder (INCI name: Juglans regia) is compatible with most materials used in cosmetics and pharmaceutical preparations. The level of use of the walnut shell powder will depend on the formulation. Typical addition levels are around 2%.

The cosmetic and personal care industry use crushed walnut shell media as an exfoliate in facial, body and foot scrubs. Crushed walnut shell is a hard fibrous material ideal as abrasive. Crushed walnut shell grit is extremely durable, angular & multi-faceted, yet considered a soft abrasive. Cosmetic grade walnut shell is prepared by controlled grinding of the shells of walnuts into very fine particle sizes, acting as a soft abrasive in cosmetics products, skin care, exfoliation, creams, bar soaps, exfoliating products, shower Gel, and cleansing products. 

More aggressive formulations will use particle sizes as large as 20-40 mesh. The soft abrasive nature of walnut shell is still viable in flour sizes at 200 mesh and smaller for sensitive, fine scrubs.

Cosmetics Walnut Shells Skin Care

Cosmetic grade walnut shell advantages

Cosmetic grade walnut shell is soft abrasive compatible with anionic, non-ionic and cationic surfactants. The cosmetic grade of walnut shell is either natural and has rounded edges (relative to an abrasive blasting grade) for a smoother feel.

Cosmetic Grade Walnut Shell Powder

What’s the cosmetic grade walnut shell applications?

Walnut shells can be used in a wide range of natural skin care applications – facial scrubs, skin cleansers, body polish, peeling creams and lotions, body exfoliants – giving an unusual twist to a familiar natural product.

When skin is rough, get buffed! The cosmetic grade walnut shell works into a gentle lather, releasing skin-smoothing natural walnut shells. Cosmetics walnut shells work over your entire body - even the toughest, driest skin spots will be scrubbed away to reveal newer, softer skin. Delight in the fragrance of toasted nuts while achieving soft, smooth skin that's always in season.

Since our founding in 1981, for over 30 years, Flowspec Industrial Limited has been an industry leader in manufacturing and distributing the renewable, organic, recycled and sustainable walnut shells. Welcome to visit our website www.walnutshellpowder.com and contact us at flowspec@outlook.com 

Walnut Shell Filter and Applications

Walnut Shell Filter

Walnut shell filter is one type of separation equipment which adopts filtration separation principle. Walnut shell filter adopts the walnut shells as its filtering mediums, because the walnut shells has the features of hydrophilic but not oleophylic, and when the walnut shells are broken up into small sizes, it increases the superficial area of walnut shells greatly, and even more the walnut shells has excellent absorbability, as a result the walnut shells has high oil removal rates. The walnut shell filter has two control ways, automatic and manual. The oily waste water flows into the walnut shell filter from up to down, through water distributor, walnut shell filter material layer and water collector, the filtering finishes. When backwashing or back flushing, the stirrer overturns the walnut shell filter materials, the water flows from down to up, making the walnut shell filter materials be washed fully, and the walnut shell filters materials can be used again. 

Walnut shell filter applications 

1. Oily waste water treatment in oil filed, petrochemical, metallurgy industry

2. Oily waste water treatment in seaport, quay, oil depot

3. Oily waste water treatment in ships or vessels

4. Oily waste water treatment in steel industry, metallurgy industry, coal industry

5. Oily waste water recycling system in steel industry, metallurgy industry, coal industry

6. Water fine filtering in oil field and offshore oil drilling platform

For more information, please visit http://www.walnutshellpowder.com and feel free to contact us at email of flowspec@outlook.com 

Walnut Shell Processing Methods

Hello my friends,

Good day,

Today, I'd like to inftroduce to you the processing method on the walnut shells as your reference.

1. With the movement by grinding media, the power of the crushed material produced grinding interface type into pieces, and their representatives equipment has the ball mill, the mixing mill, etc. Grinding interface smash the products of big particle sizes and not very evenly.
2. Is the mechanical shear type superfine grinding. This way is often used in toughness processing of material and flexible materials.
3. The gas is streaming superfine grinding. It uses supersonic airflow as the carrier of particles in these movements, particle collisions between smash the purpose. Its types have flat, circular tube type, such as type of spray. Gas flow superfine grinding products particle size comparison even, and the temperature rise is quite low. According to the nature of the walnut, we were making gas flow walnut super fine powder, the effect is ideal.

If you are interested in the walnut shell, welcome to visit our website of www.walnutshellpowder.com to learn more. If you have some need on the walnut shell, please feel free to contact us at email of  walnutshellpowder@outlook.com