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The diverse uses of montmorillonite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2018

J. M. Hartwell
J. M. Hartwell*
Affiliation:
The Fullers' Earth Union Limited, Redhill, Surrey
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Abstract

The industrial applications of Fullers' Earth are discussed including those of the clay in its natural form, calcium montmorillonite, and after modification by acid activation or sodium exchange. Special consideration is given to uses in oil refining, foundry bonding, civil engineering, and agriculture.

Type
Research Article
Information
Clay Minerals , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , December 1965 , pp. 111 - 118
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1965

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