How Do We Use Bentonite In Everyday Life

Properties of Bentonite

Main Mineral Component	Main Chemical Component	Color
Montmorillonite	SiO2, Al2O,H2O	White, light yellow, changing with the content of iron
Moh’s Hardness	Density	Typical Property
2-2.5	2-2.7g/cm3	Slippery, swelling

SBM Bentonite Processing Projects

Case 1

• Project location: Brisbane, Australia
• Raw material: Bentonite
• Feeding size (mm): 20-30mm
• Output size (micron): 200-325mesh
• Capacity(TPH): 4-6t/h
• SBM solution: MTM 130

Case 2

• Project location: Mexico
• Raw material: Bentonite 
• Feeding size (mm): 100mm
• Output size (micron): 200mesh D90
• Capacity(TPH): 5.5-6.5t/h
• Application: Oil drilling
• SBM solution: MTM 130

Case 3

• Project location: Iran
• Raw material: Bentonite 
• Feeding size (mm): 30mm
• Output size (micron): 200mesh D90
• Capacity(TPH): 5t/h
• Application: Detergent
• SBM solution: MTW138

Applications of Bentonite

Fields	Applications	Categories
Casting	Molding sand binder	Sodium, calcium and  magnesium bentonite
	Hydrated molding sand binder, surface stabilizer.	Organobentonite
Metallurgy	Iron concentrate pellet binder	Sodium bentonite
Drilling Mud	Used for drilling mud suspension with high rheology and thixotropy; pipe free agent for drills	Sodium, calcium and  magnesium bentonite; organobentonite
Food	Used for decoloration and purification of animal and vegetable oil, defecation of wine and fruit juice, stabilization and saccharification of beer.	Activated clay,  calcium and  magnesium bentonite
Petroleum Others	Used for refining petroleum, grease, paroline (kerosene); catalyst carrier of the petroleum cracking process.	Activated clay,  calcium and  magnesium bentonite
	Used for tar-water emulsion	Sodium bentonite(activated or natural)
	Stabilizer of pitch, densifier of lube.	Organobentonite
Agriculture	Soil amendment, additive of mixed fertilizer and forage, adhesive	All kinds of Bentonite
Chemical Engineering	Catalyst, carrier of pesticides Filter of rubber and plastics Additive coating of desiccant, filtering agent, detergent, soap and toothpaste	Activated clay,  lithium and  magnesium Bentonite; Sodium bentonite(activated or natural); organobentonite
Ecological Engineering	Used for industrial wastewater and food industry waste treatment, purification of swimming pool water, adsorbent of radioactive waste, soil and water conservation, stabilization of sands.	Activated clay;  Sodium Bentonite (activated or natural)
Construction	Waterproof material, cement mixture, plasticizer and additive of concrete.	All kinds of bentonite
Papermaking	Coloring agent of carbon paper, filter of pigment.	Activated clay;  calcium and  magnesium bentonite
Textile, Printing and Dyeing	Filter, decolorizer, antistatic coating, substitute of starch slurry, and printing gum.	Activated clay;  Sodium bentonite(activated or natural)
Ceramics	Plasticizer of its raw material	All kinds of bentonite
Medicine and  maquillage	Medicine sorbent, binder of ointment, maquillage	Magnesium,calcium,lithium and sodium bentonite
Mechanics	high temperature lubricant	Organobentonite