Verfahren zur Herstellung einer wasser- und/oder ölundurchlässigen quellfähigen Ton enthaltenden Dichtungsmatte

Described is a process for the continuous production of a water- and/or oil-impermeable (impervious) liner (sealing matt) wherein expansive (swellable) clay is needled into between a carrier layer and a nonwoven top (cover) layer while at the same time an expansive clay additionally sprinkled onto the upper surface of the top layer is incorporated into the top layer. Subsequently the expansive clay present in the top layer is incipiently moistened and re-dried. A modified embodiment uses only a carrier layer made of a nonwoven, woven fabric or knitted fabric and/or a foil, the foil being a plastic film, a fabric-reinforced plastic film or paper, and a coarsely porous nonwoven or a non-consolidated crosslaid (fibre-crossed) card web or a random-laid fibre web, to which the pulverulent expansive clay is applied and needled in, moistened and dried. Instead of the needling technique it is also possible to use the knitting and/or sew-knitting technique.