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In respect of our companies long term experience regarding extracting, exploiting and producing of Bentonite it is notified that this company is producers of Bentonite powder sizing under 200 mesh and the unique operating of Bentonite during past ten years, and prode the largest mechanized extraction of this material also is the brilliant typical exporters between 15 varieties countries. Its capacities of production will reach to 20,000 MT in powder form and 30,000 MT in bulk per year.

 

How to order Bentonite

To order Bentonite please specify

How many MT?

Lump or powder?

If powder what mesh size?

Which packing?

What is the application?

Where is the destination?

Mode of order

 

In to Bulk

In to Powder under 325 Mesh

In to powder under 200 mesh

Sizing in accordance with Client request

Packing Mode

 

Packing in Standards Is one jumbo bag in case of customers order packing mode will be into 25 kg laminating bags and it’s has costs at about the original powder price.

corresponding with customers’ request (belting, palletized and shrink stretch).

Quality of The Goods

 

As Below Analyze.

Analysis in accordance with Standards ASTM

Sampling and analyzing would be done by SGS In Bandar Abbas.

What is Bentonite?

 

What is Bentonite Applications?

The term Bentonite was first used for a clay found in about 1890 in upper cretaceous tuff near Fort Benton, Montana. The main constituent, which is the determinant factor in the clay’s properties, is the clay mineral montmorillonite. This in turn, derives its name from a deposit at MontmThe term Bentonite was first used for a clay found in about 1890 in upper cretaceous tuff near Fort Benton, Wyoming. The main constituent, which is the determinant factor in the clay’s properties, is the clay mineral montmorillonite. This in turn, derives its name from a deposit at Montmorillon, in Southern France.

 

Bentonite is a clay generated frequently from the alteration of volcanic ash, consisting predominantly of smectite minerals, usually montmorillonite. Other smectite group minerals include hectorite, saponite, beidelite and nontronite. Smectites are clay minerals, i.e. they consist of individual crystallites the majority of which are 2m in largest dimension. Smectite crystallites themselves are three-layer clay minerals. They consist of two tetrahedral layers and one octahedral layer. In montmorillonite tetrahedral layers consisting of [SiO4] – tetrahedrons enclose the [M(O5,OH)]-octahedron layer (M = and mainly Al, Mg, but Fe is also often found). The silicate layers have a slight negative charge that is compensated by exchangeable ions in the intercrystallite region. The charge is so weak that the cations (in natural form, predominantly Ca2+, Mg2+ or Na+ ions) can be adsorbed in this region with their hydrate shell. The extent of hydration produces intercrystalline swelling. Depending on the nature of their genesis, bentonites contain a variety of accessory minerals in addition to montmorillonite. These minerals may include quartz, feldspar, calcite and gypsum. The presence of these minerals can impact the industrial value of a deposit, reducing or increasing its value depending on the application. Bentonite presents strong colloidal properties and its volume increases several times when coming into contact with water, creating a gelatinous and viscous fluid. The special properties of bentonite (hydration, swelling, water absorption, viscosity, thixotropy) make it a valuable material for a wide range of uses and applications.

 

Bentonite deposits are normally exploited by quarrying. Extracted bentonite is distinctly solid, even with a moisture content of approximately 30%. The material is initially crushed and, if necessary, activated with the addition of soda ash (Na2CO3). Bentonite is subsequently dried (air and/or forced drying) to reach a moisture content of approximately 15%. According to the final application, bentonite is either sieved (granular form) or milled (into powder and super fine powder form). For special applications, bentonite is purified by removing the associated gangue minerals, or treated with acids to produce acid-activated bentonite (bleaching earths), or treated with organics to produce organoclays.