Bentonite clay : environmental properties and applications

Studies the Environmental, Cosmetic, and Pharmaceutical Applications of Bentonite Clay. Bentonite clay, of which members of the smectite family of clay minerals are particularly important, has proven to be effective in sealing off wastes from groundwater. Bentonite Clay: Environmental Properties and...

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Main Author Pusch, Roland (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2015]
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781482243444
148224344X
9781523107377
1523107375
9780429159886
0429159889
9781482243437
1482243431
Physical Description1 online resource (xxii, 334 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Origin and Occurrence of Smectite Clays : Bentonites
  • Nature of Smectites
  • Clay-Fluid-Gas Systems
  • Physical Performance of Smectite Clay Seals : Prediction and Reality
  • Chemical Processes Involved in and Longevity of Smectite Buffer
  • Processing of Clays and Preparation of Seals
  • Environmental Behavior
  • Pharmacology and Cosmetics.