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Technical Specifications

Detailed Product Parameters & Standards

BW-CLASSIC (Kutch sodium bentonite)

Property Typical Specification
Moisture, Percent - 12 max
Swelling Index - 25 max
Specific Gravity 2.7 -
Dry screen, percent minus 200 mesh - 67.5 min
Dry screen, percent minus 325 mesh - 90.0 min
Bulk Density (lbs/ft³ compacted) 73 (or 68) -

Other Product Applications

Paper Industry

Crucial for pitch control (absorption of wood resins), improving pulp conversion efficiency and paper quality. Offers useful de-inking properties for paper recycling. Acid-activated bentonite used in carbonless copy paper manufacture.

Bleaching Earth

Produced from selectively mined montmorillonite clays using L O'R Wet process. Activated adsorbent for decolourization of animal, vegetable, and mineral oils and waxes.

Key Characteristics:
  • High bleaching efficiency
  • Fast filtration rate and low oil retention
  • Removes impurities without affecting oil properties

Bentonite Test Reports (Sodium Based)

SR NO Properties Specifications Observation Supplier Test Result
1 Free Swelling Volume 2 gm/100 ml 35 - -
2 Fineness (mesh) Passing Through 200 B.S.S Mesh 85% - -
3 Gel Time 2.5gm/25 ml Second/instant - -
4 Methylene Blue Absorption Value 410 Mg/Gm of clay - -
5 moisture content % by weight 12-13% - -
6 ph value 9.5 - -
7 G.C.S 900 - -
8 W.T.S 30 - -

Packaging

50kg Bags

50kg Bags

Standard packaging for most products

Jumbo Packing

Jumbo Packing

Bulk packaging for large orders