Bentonites: Characterization, Geology, Mineralogy, Analysis, Mining, Processing and Uses

Bentonites are rocks mostly consisting of swelling clay minerals. They were first described from the Cretaceous Benton Shale near Rock River, Wyoming, USA. Because of their useful properties (e.g. highly adsorbent, cation exchanging, swelling), bentonites have many uses, in industry (among them as drilling mud, purification agent, binder, adsorbent, paper production), culture (for e.g. pottery) and medicine/cosmetics/cat litter, civil engineering, and in the future even in the disposal of high-level nuclear waste. Particular chemical characteristics of bentonite clay minerals are rather variable but critically determine their suitability for a particular application. The 15 specialist authors discuss bentonite terminology, classification and genesis and use in eight chapters. Individual chapters deal with the methods bentonites are analysed with, their properties and performance in terms of parameters such as cation exchange capactiy, rheology, coagulation concentration, water uptake capacity, free swelling, and electrical resistivity (amongst others). A chapter is dedicated to the sources of bentonites, the technology employed to produce them, and how quality control is carried out both in the mine and the laboratory. A further chapter is dedicated to methods of processing the mined material, different activation methods, drying, grinding, and purification. Use cases for bentonites are discussed in a chapter of its own. References, a section on norms and standards, and a list of abbreviations complete the text. The volume addresses students, researchers, and professionals in the mineral industry dealing with bentonite and their clay-mineral constituents, quality assessement and control, and persons that use bentonites in their products.

• ISBN: 9783510968596
• Editorial: SCHWEIZERBART'SCHE VERLAGSBUCHHANDLUNG
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 400
• Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2021
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
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