Product Profile of Bentonite Or Hydrated Aluminium Silicate

Famous Minerals & Chemicals Private Limited offers Bentonite or Hydrated Aluminium Silicate. Famous Minerals & Chemicals Private Limited manufactures minerals, synthetic minerals, and processed minerals and etc. Used in varied industries. The Bentonite or Hydrated Aluminium Silicate is based on its natural thickening property. The Bentonite or Hydrated Aluminium Silicate has ability to absorb water several times of its weight and give thickstropic effect.

Physical Properties of Bentonite or Hydrated Aluminium Silicate:

• Appearance White powder

• Sp. Gravity: 2.3 - 2.5

• PH of 10% Aqueous solution : 8.0 - 8.5

• Volatile matter : max 10.0%


Industrial Applications of Bentonite or Hydrated Aluminium Silicate are:

• The greatest application of bentonite is in oil drilling.

• Great quantities of bentonite are used in drilling mud.

• In paint industry it is used as thickener in cheap quality paints, primers and water based coatings.

• It is used in manufacture of cheap quality goods.