Mineral Notes: Bentonite • Snowden
This article was written by Executive Consultant, Andrew Scogings. Bentonite is sometimes called the 'mineral of a thousand uses' and is characterised by properties such as its ability to swell in water, to act as a 'natural glue' or 'bond', special rheological properties when added to water (e.g. thixotropy), high surface area and exchangeable cations. These [.]