In some bentonites, water absorption is supplemented by a significant increase in volume, size, and formation of gelatinous mass.īentonite is processed to provide calcium and sodium montmorillonite, organoclays and activated clays all of which have different characteristics which can be used in a wide range of application. Bentonite is an industrial rock which is occurred naturally, identified by the feature of water-absorbing and by the capacity for Base Exchange both features are considerably greater than that of kaolin and plastic clays.
