Activated Bleaching Earth
- Bentonite is an absorbent aluminium phyllosilicate generally impure clay consisting mostly of montmorillonite,
- (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·(H2O)n.
- Theabsorbent clay was given the name bentonite by an American geologistsometime after its discovery in about 1890 - after the Benton Formation(a geological stratum, at one time Fort Benton) in eastern Wyoming'sRock Creek area.
- Othermodern discoveries include Montmorillonite discovered in 1847 inMontmorillon in the Vienne prefecture of France, in Poitou-Charentes,South of the Loire Valley and Pascalite discovered in about 1830 byFrench-Canadian fur trapper Emile Pascal atop the 8600-foot high BigHorn Mountains in Wyoming, USA.
- AtAshapura China Clay, processed or refined white bentonite is availablein powder and in lumps form. The various grades and their applicationsare:
GRADE | FORM | APPLICATIONS |
ASHA BENT - I | powder / lumps | Oil well drilling |
ASHA BENT - II | powder / lumps | Ceramic body composition |
ASHA BENT - III | powder / lumps | Ceramic body composition |
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