“…In some studies, natural diatomite is treated thermally [3,10,20,33,34], with acids [3,20,[35][36][37], or with alkalines [4,37,38] to enhance its application performance. Other studies use diatomite as a raw material to manufacture other products [14,35,[39][40][41][42]. The diatomite purified by calcining is also investigated by Yuan et al [43].…”