Bentolite L-3

Alternate Names: Bentolite

Description: White Firing Bentonite

Oxide	Analysis	Formula
SiO2	74.00%	11.18
Al2O3	14.00%	1.25
MgO	3.00%	0.68
Fe2O3	1.00%	0.06
CaO	2.00%	0.32
LOI	6.00%	n/a
Oxide Weight		853.83
Formula Weight		908.33

Notes

BENTOLITE L-3 is a specially processed magnesium aluminum silicate additive ideally suited for use as a binder and plasticizer for plastic refractory mixes. Its neutral pH and low impurity levels make it the best choice for mixes requiring long shelf life without loss of plasticity. In comparison with mixes containing conventional sodium bentonites. Bentlite L-3 plastic mixes maintain their tackiness, plasticity and shelf life for an extended period.

A white smectite powder produced from native, colloidal aluminum silicate materials. much whiter burning than a typical raw bentonite, but it is also less plastic.

Related Information

Links

URLs	http://www.gelwhite.com/tb/tb3.html Gel White Data Sheet
URLs	http://www.scprod.com/bentolite/ Bentolite information at Southern Clay Products
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Materials	Bentolite H
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Typecodes	Clay Other Clays that are not kaolins, ball clays or bentonites. For example, stoneware clays are mixtures of all of the above plus quartz, feldspar, mica and other minerals. There are also many clays that have high plasticity like bentonite but are much different mineralogically.

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