Tlhahisong ea rabara, faeba ea sepiolite e eketsoa mabiling, liphaepheng le li-gasket. E etsa marang-rang ka har'a matrix ea rabara, e aba khatello ea maikutlo ka ho lekana le ho fokotsa ho petsoha ha e sebelisoa khafetsa. Sena se eketsa bophelo ba lihlahisoa tsa rabara, haholo-holo lits'ebetsong tse nang le khatello e phahameng joalo ka mabili a likoloi, moo ho tšoarella ho leng bohlokoa. Ho feta moo, e fokotsa tlhoko ea metsoako ea ho matlafatsa ea maiketsetso, e fokotsa litšenyehelo tsa tlhahiso le ho ntlafatsa botsoalle ba tikoloho.

Lipolasitiking, faeba ea sepiolite e ntlafatsa botsitso ba litekanyo, e thibela ho sotha kapa ho fokotseha ha e pepesehetse liphetoho tsa mocheso. E sebelisoa likarolong tse bōpiloeng ka ente, thepa ea ho paka le likarolo tsa indasteri, moo ts'ebetso e tsitsitseng e leng ea bohlokoa. Ho lumellana ha faeba le li-polymer tse fapaneng - ho kenyeletsoa polyethylene, polypropylene le PVC - ho etsa hore e be le mekhoa e mengata ho pholletsa le mefuta e fapaneng ea polasetiki.

Ho fapana le likhoele tsa khalase, faeba ea sepiolite ha e qhekelle, e fokotsa ho tsofala ha lisebelisoa tsa ts'ebetso le ho lelefatsa bophelo ba mechini. Tšimoloho ea eona ea tlhaho e boetse e tsamaisana le tlhoko e ntseng e hola ea thepa e tšoarellang, e hohelang bahlahisi ba ikemiselitseng ho fokotsa tšusumetso ea bona tikolohong. Bakeng sa bahlahisi ba rabara le polasetiki, faeba ea sepiolite e fana ka motsoako o hlōlang oa matla, ho tenyetseha le botsitso.