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  2. Bentonite - Wikipedia

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    Bentonite layers from an ancient deposit of weathered volcanic ash tuff in Wyoming Gray shale and bentonites (Benton Shale; Colorado Springs, Colorado). Bentonite (/ ˈ b ɛ n t ə n aɪ t / BEN-tə-nyte) [1] [2] is an absorbent swelling clay consisting mostly of montmorillonite (a type of smectite) which can either be Na-montmorillonite or Ca-montmorillonite.

  3. Ayilo - Wikipedia

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    Ayilo. Ayilo in Ghana. Ayilo, also known as ayilor, hyile,[ 1] and ferinkasa, is a Ghanaian term for bentonite clay. [ 2][ 3] It is a baked solid white clay usually taken by pregnant women. [ 4][ 5] They are usually baked into egg-shaped balls. [ 6] Ewes call it agatawoe/agatawe, Gas called it ayilo, English call it kaolin and the Akans call it ...

  4. Fuller's earth - Wikipedia

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    Fuller's earth is a term for various clays used as an absorbent, filter, or bleaching agent. Products labeled fuller's earth typically consist of palygorskite (also known as attapulgite) or bentonite. [ 1] Primary modern uses include as absorbents for oil, grease, and animal waste (cat litter), and as a carrier for pesticides and fertilizers.

  5. Phoslock - Wikipedia

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    Phoslock is the commercial name for a bentonite clay in which the sodium and/or calcium ions are exchanged for lanthanum. The lanthanum contained within Phoslock reacts with phosphate to form an inert mineral known as rhabdophane ( ). Phoslock is used in lake restoration projects to remove excess phosphorus from aquatic systems, thereby ...

  6. Medicinal clay - Wikipedia

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    Medicinal clay. German medicinal clay ( Luvos Heilerde) consisting of loess, i.e., a mixture of sand, clay, and silt. The use of medicinal clay in folk medicine goes back to prehistoric times. Indigenous peoples around the world still use clay widely, which is related to geophagy. The first recorded use of medicinal clay goes back to ancient ...

  7. Soil conditioner - Wikipedia

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    Soil conditioner. A soil conditioner is a product which is added to soil to improve the soil’s physical qualities, usually its fertility (ability to provide nutrition for plants) and sometimes its mechanics. In general usage, the term "soil conditioner" is often thought of as a subset of the category soil amendments (or soil improvement, soil ...

  8. Drilling fluid - Wikipedia

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    The clay is usually a combination of native clays that are suspended in the fluid while drilling, or specific types of clay processed and sold as additives for the WBM system. The most common type is bentonite, called "gel" in the oilfield. The name likely refers to the fluid viscosity as very thin and free-flowing (like chocolate milk) while ...

  9. Cation-exchange capacity - Wikipedia

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    Cation-exchange capacity is defined as the amount of positive charge that can be exchanged per mass of soil, usually measured in cmol c /kg. Some texts use the older, equivalent units me/100g or meq/100g. CEC is measured in moles of electric charge, so a cation-exchange capacity of 10 cmol c /kg could hold 10 cmol of Na + cations (with 1 unit ...

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