5 things you didn’t know about sand

Sand is found all over the world. But as a cheap raw material, it is becoming scarce. Sand is contained in buildings, as well as in cleaning agents, cosmetics, microchips, automobiles and aircraft. No other solid raw material is used more widely around the world than sand or its bigger equivalent, gravel. This is one reason to take a close look at sand. We have pulled together 5 amazing facts about sand. Read also the focus story “World of cities” in BASF’s Creating Chemistry magazine at http://www.basf.com/creating-chemistr...