Bentonite Powder

Garima Minerals in considered one of the leading Suppliers of Bentonite Powder. The Bentonite Powder is naturally occurring clays of great commercial importance possessing inherent bleaching properties. Also known as bleaching clays, our Bentonite Powder is highly demanded by our clients.

Types :
Two types of Bentonite Powder are generally identified. One is called the swelling type or sodium bentonite, which has single water layer particles containing "Na" as the exchangeable ion. The other has double water layer particles with Ca as the exchangeable ion. It is called calcium bentonite or non-swelling type.

"Na" or "Ca" is exchanged by "Mg" or "Fe". A third type of montmorillonite has been identified with zero water layer particles and is probably electro statically neutral. Calcium bentonite is usually referred to as fuller’s earth by a number authorities because chemically and also in physical properties it is identical to calcium-montmorillonite.