Overview of Bentonite

Bentonite is a clay rock primarily composed of montmorillonite, a layered hydrous aluminum silicate mineral containing small amounts of alkali and alkaline earth metals The chemical composition of bentonite is stable, and due to its unique properties, such as swelling, adhesion, adsorption, catalytic activity, thixotropy, suspension, and cation exchange capacity, it is widely used in various industrial fields and is often referred to as "universal clay."

Color:

Generally white or light yellow, but can also appear in light gray, light green, brick red, and gray-black due to variations in iron content.

Density and Hardness:

Density: 2-3 g/cm³
Hardness: 1-2

Morphology:

It has a waxy, earthy, or greasy luster; bentonite can be loose like soil or dense and hard.

Physical Properties of Bentonite

1. Hygroscopicity

It can absorb water equal to 8 to 15 times its own volume

2. Dispersibility and Suspensibility

It can disperse in an aqueous medium to form a colloidal suspension.

3. Adsorption Capacity

It has strong cation exchange capacity and adsorption ability.

4. Water Absorption and Expansion

Volume expansion can be several times, up to 30 times.

5. Binding and Lubricating Properties

It has plasticity and binding ability when mixed with fine debris such as water,mud, or sand.

6. Large Specific Surface Area

It can reach up to 800 m²/g

Classification of Bentonite

The chemical composition is relatively complex, primarily consisting of silicon, aluminum, sodium, and magnesium. It comes in various colors, has strong adsorption capacity and stability, and can maintain its adsorption properties in high-temperature and acidic or alkaline environments. It is easily soluble in water and exhibits solubility and electrolytic properties.

The chemical composition is relatively simple, primarily consisting of silicon, aluminum, and calcium. It appears grayish-white and is insoluble in water. It has oily and organic properties, but its adsorption capacity and stability are relatively weak. It is prone to decomposition in high-temperature and acidic or alkaline environments, leading to a loss of adsorption ability.

Odorless, tasteless, and non-toxic, it has strong adsorption properties and can adsorb colored substances and organic materials. It is prone to moisture absorption in the air, and prolonged storage can reduce its adsorption performance.

It is a white or grayish-white clay primarily composed of montmorillonite, sodium feldspar, and quartz, and is a type of bentonite. It is prone to moisture absorption in the air, and prolonged storage can reduce its adsorption performance.

It has good thickening, thixotropic, suspension stability, high-temperature stability, lubricating, film-forming, water resistance, and chemical stability properties, making it of significant value in the coatings industry.

Application of Bentonite

Casting

Molding sand binder, binder for hydrated sand, surface stabilizer Sodium bentonite or calcium magnesium-based bentonite

Drilling Mud

Used to formulate drilling mud suspensions with high rheological and thixotropic properties, and as a drill release agent Sodium, calcium, magnesium-based bentonite, and organic bentonite

Food

Used for decolorization and purification of vegetable and animal oils, clarification of wine and fruit juices and stabilization treatment of beer Bleaching clay sodium bentonite, and other bentonites

Agriculture

Soil conditioner, additive for mixed fertilizers, feed additive for animal feed, binder Various types of bentonite

Chemical Industry

Catalyst, carrier for insecticides, pesticides, and fungicides, filler for rubber and plastics Bleaching clay, sodium bentonite, and magnesium-based bentonite

Wastewater Treatment

Used for treating industrial wastewater, purifying swimming pool water, and processing waste from the food industry Bleaching clay and sodium bentonite

Papermaking

Dye for carbonless copy paper, pigment filler Bleaching clay, sodium and magnesium-based bentonite

Ceramic Industry

Plasticizer for ceramic raw materials (to improve the compressive strength of ceramic bodies), used in the production of glazes and enamels Various types of bentonite

Deep Grinding of bentonite

Dry processing technology of bentonite

Using sodium bentonite as an example, dry processing is generally used to treat bentonite with good quality. This method involves low-temperature drying or natural sun-drying of the raw ore, crushing it to an appropriate particle size, and then using grinding equipment to process it into products with a particle size of 100-325 mesh.

Bentonite raw ore crushing purification sodiumization extrusion drying grinding packaging

LM vertical roller mill process flow

MTW European type grinding mill process flow

Grinding Equipment Selection

As a provider of comprehensive solutions for grinding equipment, Liming Heavy Industry is committed to offering customers efficient, energy-saving, and environmentally friendly grinding equipment and services.

With nearly forty years of experience in mill manufacturing, Liming Heavy Industry has introduced the MTW European trapezium grinding mill and LM vertical roller mill in the field of bentonite grinding. These machines are specially treated and optimized to address the characteristics of bentonite, such as high silicon-aluminum content, high hardness, high moisture, and tendency to agglomerate. The bentonite powder produced has high whiteness and purity, good dispersibility, and is less prone to settling The quality of the products is more reliable, and the degree of automation in production is high. The equipment operates stably and efficiently, meeting the demands for large-scale, green production.

LM vertical roller mill

Range of finished product fineness

20-400 mesh(0.84mm~0.038mm)
Introduction

LM vertical roller mill is a product developed by Liming Heavy Industry that combines modern grinding technology and has independent intellectual property rights. This equipment is widely used in industries such as new energy, new materials, non-ferrous metals, energy chemistry, resource recycling, as well as in large metal and non-metal mines.

Using a new type of grinding device with an automated electrical control system

Integrates drying, grinding, classification, and conveying into one

Advantages
  • Leading technology
  • Advanced and stable transmission
  • High grinding efficiency
  • Low olierating costs
  • Simlile olieration and reliable lierformance
  • High drying efficiency with automatic slag discharge
  • Low investment costs
  • Stable and environmentally friendly liroduct quality
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MTW European trapezium grinding mill

Range of finished product fineness

12-325 mesh(1.6-0.045mm)
Introduction
Advantages
  • Mature and stable equiliment
  • Transmission system uses thin oil lubrication
  • High-lierformance fan configuration
  • New variable frequency classifier with high lirecision
  • Leading technology and low olierating costs
  • Versatile machine with economical investment
  • High efficiency and large outliut
  • Integrated comlirehensive solution
  • Energy-saving and environmentally friendly
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Classic Cases

30tph vertical roller mill bentonite grinding plant

Equipment: LM22-2K Vertical Mill Material: bentonite Capacity: 30tph Output size: 150-200 mesh Location: Indonesia

15 TPH Bentonite powder production line in South Africa

Equipment: MTW158 European type trapezium mill Capacity: 15 tph Output size: 150 mesh Location: South Africa

Enterprise strength

Liming Heavy Industry is a pioneer in the global powder new materials mineral grinding and resource recycling industries in grinding equipment technology, system solutions and services. The company covers a total area of ​​more than 1,600 acres and has provided services to more than 30,000 customers in more than 180 countries and regions. The company has obtained more than 280 patents and is the first company in the industry to pass ISO9001 international quality system certification, EU CE certification and Customs Union CU-TR certification.

The company focuses on customer needs in different fields. The product processing range covers 1 to 3 mm coarse powder, 20 to 400 mesh fine powder, 400 to 1250 mesh ultrafine powder and 1250 to 3250 mesh micro powder, covering the full process industry chain of new material mineral grinding.

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