Difference between revisions of "Bentonite"

From Cargo Handbook - the world's largest cargo transport guidelines website
(Created page with "==Description== A light coloured powder found in two varieties, Sodium Bentonite and Calcium Bentonite. Shipped mainly from the U.S.A. in polythene mesh bags or in multi-ply pap...")
 
Line 4: Line 4:
 
Shipped mainly from the U.S.A. in polythene mesh bags or in multi-ply paper sacks. Used in the cosmetics industry, as a decolorizing 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.   
 
Shipped mainly from the U.S.A. in polythene mesh bags or in multi-ply paper sacks. Used in the cosmetics industry, as a decolorizing 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.   
 
 
 +
 +
[[Category:Minerals and rocks]]
 
[[Category:Products]]
 
[[Category:Products]]

Revision as of 15:02, 6 October 2011

Description

A light coloured powder found in two varieties, Sodium Bentonite and Calcium Bentonite.

Shipped mainly from the U.S.A. in polythene mesh bags or in multi-ply paper sacks. Used in the cosmetics industry, as a decolorizing 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.