Batholitter

Batholitter is a porous, silica-alumina-based ceramic material used in bath and water-treatment contexts to enrich mineral content and aid purification. It is sold as granules or beads designed for slow release of minerals and for adsorption of impurities in water.

Composition and properties: Batholitter typically combines aluminosilicate frameworks with controlled porosity. It exhibits high surface area, chemical inertness, and selective ion-exchange behavior, enabling calcium and magnesium release while capturing certain contaminants. Grades vary in pore size and mineral-loading.

Manufacture: It is produced by forming ceramic slurry into beads or pellets, followed by drying and sintering. Some forms use surface coatings to tailor release rate or prevent abrasive wear in filtration cartridges.

Applications: In home spa products, batholitter is added to bath salts or bathwater to enrich minerals and soften water. In filtration and spa systems, it functions as a slow-release mineral source and an adsorbent for chlorine or organic compounds.

Safety and regulation: Entities selling batholitter provide usage guidelines. Because it involves mineral release, it should be used within prescribed limits; regulatory status varies by country.

Etymology and history: The term batholitter combines bath with lith and was popularized in the early 2000s within materials and bath-product industries; it remains a niche term. See also zeolites, porous ceramics, ion-exchange materials.