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Bentonite is an absorbent aluminium phyllosilicate clay consisting principally of montmorillonite. It was named by Wilbur C. Knight time in 1898 after the Cretaceous Benton Shale close to Rock River, Wyoming.

 

 

 

 

The totally different types of bentonite are every named after the respective dominant ingredient, comparable to potassium (K), sodium (Na), calcium (Ca), and aluminium (Al). Specialists debate a number of nomenclatorial problems with the classification of bentonite clays. Bentonite often forms from weathering of volcanic ash, most often in the presence of water. Nonetheless, the term bentonite, as well as an identical clay called tonstein, has been used to explain clay beds of uncertain origin. For industrial purposes, two main courses of bentonite exist: sodium and calcium bentonite. In stratigraphy and tephrochronology, fully devitrified (weathered volcanic glass) ash-fall beds are commonly referred to as K-bentonites when the dominant clay species is illite. In addition to montmorillonite and illite another common clay species that is generally dominant is kaolinite. Kaolinite-dominated clays are commonly referred to as tonsteins and are typically associated with coal.

 

 

 

 

The main makes use of of bentonite are for drilling mud, binder (e.g. foundry-sand bond, iron ore pelletizer), air purifier, absorbent (e.g. pet litter), and as a groundwater barrier. As of round 1990, almost half of the US production of bentonite was used for drilling mud.

 

 

 

 

Drilling mud

 

 

Bentonite is used in drilling fluids to lubricate and cool the chopping tools, to remove cuttings, and to assist prevent blowouts. Much of bentonite’s usefulness within the drilling and geotechnical engineering trade comes from its distinctive rheological properties. Relatively small quantities of bentonite suspended in water form a viscous, shear-thinning material. Most often, bentonite suspensions are additionally thixotropic, though uncommon cases of rheopectic habits have also been reported. At high sufficient concentrations (about 60 grams of bentonite per litre of suspension), bentonite suspensions start to take on the characteristics of a gel (a fluid with a minimal yield strength required to make it move). So, it is a common component of drilling mud used to curtail drilling fluid invasion by its propensity for aiding in the formation of mud cake.

 

 

 

 

Binder

 

 

Bentonite has been widely used as a foundry-sand bond in iron and steel foundries. Sodium bentonite is most commonly used for big castings that use dry molds, while calcium bentonite is more commonly used for smaller castings that use "green" or wet molds. Bentonite can be used as a binding agent in the manufacture of iron ore (taconite) pellets as used within the steelmaking industry. Bentonite, in small percentages, is used as an ingredient in commercially designed clay bodies and ceramic glazes. Bentonite clay can be used in pyrotechnics to make finish plugs and rocket engine nozzles.

 

 

 

 

The ionic surface of bentonite has a useful property in making a sticky coating on sand grains. When a small proportion of finely ground bentonite clay is added to hard sand and wetted, the clay binds the sand particles into a moldable mixture known as green sand used for making molds in sand casting. Some river deltas naturally deposit just such a blend of clay silt and sand, creating a natural source of fantastic molding sand that was critical to ancient metalworking technology. Modern chemical processes to modify the ionic surface of bentonite enormously intensify this stickiness, leading to remarkably dough-like but robust casting sand mixes that stand as much as molten metal temperatures.

 

 

 

 

The identical effluvial deposition of bentonite clay onto beaches accounts for the number of plasticity of sand from place to put for building sand castles. Beach sand consisting of only silica and shell grains does not mold well compared to grains coated with bentonite clay. This is why some beaches are significantly better for building sand castles than others.

 

 

 

 

The self-stickiness of bentonite permits high-pressure ramming or urgent of the clay in molds to produce hard, refractory shapes, similar to model rocket nozzles. To test whether a particular model of cat litter is bentonite, simply ram a pattern with a hammer right into a sturdy tube with a close-fitting rod; bentonite will form a really hard, consolidated plug that isn't simply crumbled.

 

 

 

 

Purification

 

 

Bentonites are used for decolorizing numerous mineral, vegetable, and animal oils. They are additionally used for clarifying wine, liquor, cider, beer, and vinegar.

 

 

 

 

Bentonite has the property of adsorbing comparatively large amounts of protein molecules from aqueous solutions. Consequently, bentonite is uniquely useful in the process of winemaking, the place it is used to remove extreme amounts of protein from white wines. Have been it not for this use of bentonite, many or most white wines would precipitate undesirable flocculent clouds or hazes upon publicity to warm temperatures, as these proteins denature. It also has the incidental use of inducing more speedy clarification of both red and white wines.

 

 

 

 

Absorbent

 

 

Bentonite is used in quite a lot of pet care items corresponding to cat litter to absorb the odor and surround the feces. Additionally it is used to soak up oils and grease.

 

 

 

 

Groundwater barrier

 

 

The property of swelling on contact with water makes sodium bentonite useful as a sealant, since it provides a self-sealing, low-permeability barrier. It's used to line the bottom of landfills to forestall migration of leachate, for quarantining metal pollutants of groundwater, and for the sealing of subsurface disposal systems for spent nuclear fuel. Similar makes use of embody making slurry partitions, waterproofing of beneath-grade partitions, and forming different impermeable limitations, e.g., to seal off the annulus of a water well, to plug old wells.

 

 

 

 

Bentonite can also be "sandwiched" between synthetic supplies to create geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) for the aforementioned purposes. This technique allows for more handy transport and installation, and it vastly reduces the amount of bentonite required. Additionally it is used to form a barrier around newly planted trees to constrain root development so as to stop damage to nearby pipes, footpaths and other infrastructure. Farmers use bentonite to seal retention ponds.

 

 

 

 

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