Bentonite and its impact on modern life

Although bentonite has been used for thousands of years, most of its current uses were developed after 1900. Today it is a key raw material in the production of energy and steel, and in numerous other common products and applications that are critical to the world economy. This article reviews sever...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Elements (Quebec) 2009-04, Vol.5 (2), p.83-88
Hauptverfasser:	Eisenhour, Don D, Brown, Richard K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	bentonite civil engineering clastic rocks clay minerals demand drilling muds Economic geology economics fuller's earth future industrial minerals iron ore pelletizing markets metal casting mineral deposits, genesis mineral exploration mining montmorillonite nonmetals physicochemical properties production sealing sedimentary rocks sheet silicates silicates United States
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Zusammenfassung:	Although bentonite has been used for thousands of years, most of its current uses were developed after 1900. Today it is a key raw material in the production of energy and steel, and in numerous other common products and applications that are critical to the world economy. This article reviews several of these important bentonite uses and describes some basic principles of bentonite exploration, mining, and processing.
ISSN:	1811-5209 1811-5217
DOI:	10.2113/gselements.5.2.83