Diatomite e lelei lona fausaga microporous, adsorption faʻatinoina ma le taofiofia tetee, e mafai ona lautele faʻaaogaina i metallurgy, vailaʻau alamanuia, eletise malosi, faʻatoʻaga, fetilaisa, fale mea ma mea faʻaʻesega. E mafai foi ona faʻaaogaina o mea faigaluega e faʻatumuina mea faigaluega mo palasitika, paʻu, keramika, ma le faiga o pepa. Ona o lona lelei mautu vailaʻau. O se taua alamanuia mea e pei o le vevela faʻaʻesega, olo, filtration, adsorption, aneti-coagulation, demoulding, faatumuina, feaveai ma isi.