Laponite RD

Description: Synthetic colloidal thixotropic smectite

Oxide	Analysis	Formula
Li2O	0.80%	0.04
MgO	27.50%	0.90
SiO2	59.50%	1.31
Na2O	2.80%	0.06
LOI	8.20%	n/a
Oxide Weight		120.10
Formula Weight		130.82

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A highly-purified, synthetic colloidal smectite clay that imparts viscosity and suspension properties to glaze suspensions. It will form highly thixotropic, heat stable, clear gels when dispersed in water at a 2% solids level. It is easily dispersed without high shear mixing equipment and has a very high surface area. It provides synergistic viscosity and suspension properties when combined with various organic polymers. It is free of crystalline silica and low in transition metals and other impurities.

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URLs	http://www.gelwhite.com/tb/tb21.html Gel White Data Sheet
Materials	Bentolite H
Materials	Bentolite B
Materials	Bentolite L-3
Materials	Superlite MP
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.
Minerals	Smectite A highly plastic clay mineral related to montmorillonite (bentonite), more correctly, the name of th

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