Bentonite
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Bentonite
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Description
A light coloured powder found in two varieties, Sodium Bentonite and Calcium Bentonite. Shipped in bulk, polythene mesh bags or in multi-ply paper sacks.
Bentonite has been called a clay of a thousand users. Most of bentonites' applications includes the drilling and geotechnical industry. Further used as an additive in cement, adhesives and ceramics. A major application is the use as cat litter. Also used in the cosmetics industry, as a decoloriding agent, in polishes and abrasives, and as a food additive.
Sodium Bentonite is a highly absorbent material which will swell excessively when wet, but Calcium Bentonite has a very low capacity to swell or absorb water.
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