Wet-Purification of a Sodium-Based Bentonite

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Bentonite mainly consists of montmorillonite, but is always associated with other impure minerals. In order to increase the montmorillonite content in raw bentonite from Xinjiang, this paper adopts wet-purification process which integrates the scrubbing process with streamlined centrifugalization. The optimum experiment condition is solid - liquid ratio (wv) 130, macerating time 20h, scrubbing time 10min, centrifugation time 13min, centrifugation velocity 1260r/min, ZHL dosage 0.4% and ZHC dosage 0.4%. According to the amount of methylene blue absorption raising from 64.5mmol/100g to 110mmol/100g and X-ray diffraction analysis, the montmorillonite content raises from 48% to 82%.

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Materials Science Forum (Volumes 743-744)

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692-696

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January 2013

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