Ceramic Bentonite

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White Sodium Bentonite should be incredibly micronized sizes to be used as the most plastic and impermeable common clay material in ceramics & coatings: Ceramic Bentonite

Our ceramic bentonite, based on extremely pure and white clay, could be ideally used as a suspension agent in glazes and porcelain enamels, as well as, as a binder & plasticizer in whitewares for electrical porcelain bodies, floor and wall tiles.

Advantages:

Our white Sodium Bentonites commercially micro-fine grades (100% minus 325 mesh).
Its appearance is tasteless and non-odor, inert, inorganic, as well as, non-irritating with soft & slippery texture
Improve ceramic paste plasticity such as a binder & plasticizer
Improve “green strength” of ceramic bodies & glazes as a suspending agent.
Adding bentonite to glazes also imparts better dry strength and similarly, a harder and more durable surface.

BEN.Cer/C25.00

Note: High amounts of Bentonite will dramatically cause excessively plastic, slow down the drying rate, turn into crawling during firing, & be too easily cracked and torn.

Technical Specifications

Main Chemical Properties

SiO2	65-70
Al2O3	12 – 15
Fe2O3	1-6
CaO	2-6
Mgo	2-4
Na2O	1.5-2.5
K2O	0.5-2
TiO2	2.5
L.O.I	7-12

Main Physical Properties

Percent of montmorillonite	68
Swelling index after 2 hours	28-30
Color	Withe
PH	9-9.1
Wet Tensile Strength KgF/cm2	0.10
Green Compressive Strength KgF/cm2	0.38

Using Bentonite in Ceramic industry

Bentonite is colloidal, it is typically finer than ball clay, can have huge surface area and active electrolytic which gives extremely high plasticity. In fact, bentonite can produce ace dry strength without much effect on fired color.

Sr. No.	Parameters	Specifications
1	Moisture Content ( % )	8 – 12%
2	PH	8 min
3	CEC ( meq/100gm)	90 min
4	Passing through 325 mesh	99% min
5	Residue > 45 µm (wet method)	0.5% max
6	Swelling value	22 min

Typical Chemical Properties:

Sr. No.	Parameters	Specifications
1	Loss On Ignition ( LOI )	8 – 10%
2	Silica as SiO2	45 – 50%
3	Iron as Fe2O3	7 – 12%
4	Alumina as Al2O3	16 – 20%
5	Calcium as CaO	1 – 2%
6	Magnesium as MgO	2 – 3%
7	Sodium as Na2O3	2 – 3%

Advantages:

TERRAWELL™ is a very fine particle.
Fine particles help in filling cavities
Enhance plasticity gives the proper shape.

Applications:

Consequently, it is recommended to use this bentonite at ceramics industries. In case you had any query, contact us through our e-mail address is: [email protected]

BEN.Cer/C25.00