Quest™ Bentonites
Bentonite is a natural clay of the smectite family. It's platelet structure makes it a versatile mineral used in detergents as a
softening agent.
Other applications are in civil engineering, the foundry industry, paper mills,
cosmetics, and oilfield drilling..
Bentonites are available from AMCOL Detergent Specialties in two forms.
The first is a Calcium form which doesn't swell or gel in water – common applications in European fabric wash conditions.
The second is a Sodium form which swells and can form thixotropic gels in water – common applications in dilute and cold wash conditions (Asia and The Americas) .
Products for the detergent industry are normally supplied as granules, but certain applications can be better optimised using the powder forms.
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