1. Introduction. Diatomite consists primarily of the siliceous remains of ancient diatom communities and other microorganisms, and its main chemical composition is SiO 2, with small amounts of Al 2 O 3, Fe 2 O 3, CaO, MgO, and others [1,2].Diatomite has many naturally ordered pore channels with a pore size of 1.7 to 800 nm, a porosity of …