Here is a brief look at how precipitated silica is made: Step 1: Precipitation. Sodium silicate solution (water glass) and mineral acid are reacted in an agitated vessel to produce a slurry of amorphous silica particles.
An intensive property is a physical quantity whose value does not depend on the amount of the substance for which it is measured. For example, the temperature of a system in thermal equilibrium is the same as the temperature of any part of it.
A capital intensive industry, company, or product, is one whose major costs result from investments in equipment, machinery, or other expensive capital assets. For capital intensive companies, asset structure is represented largely by assets such as land, buldings, plants, equipment, vehicles, or heavy equipment.