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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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC Press,
[2015]
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| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9781482243444 148224344X 9781523107377 1523107375 9780429159886 0429159889 9781482243437 1482243431 |
| Physical Description | 1 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.