Uses and Applications of Bentonites - 3

Bentonites long have been used as an excipient for the pharmaceutical industry because they are not toxic or irritating. They also have been used for the development of both topical and oral preparations because they cannot be absorbed by the human body. Bentonite is used as adsorbent, stabilizer, thickener, suspending agent and as a viscosity modifier.

 

Their main use is in the preparation of topical suspensions, gels and solutions.

Artificial or induced clarification, as opposed to spontaneous clarification that occurs naturally in wine, is aimed at obtaining the clarity of the wine in a more or less shorter amount of time.

 

Artificial clarification consists of adding certain substances in the colloidal state which, in order to coagulate and flocculate, seep through by physical and chemical action to colloid wine compounds. The substances used to clarify wines are called clarifiers.

 

Bentonite is the most widely used clarifier, because it has a low cost, is totally inert and inalterable, is easy to use and has a remarkable stabilizing effect on wine.

 

The same criteria are applicable for general clarification of juices, and certain fruits in particular.

In addition to the industrial applications listed above, Bentonites are used as:

 

- Abrasives, for example, arc stabilizer, forming slag, such as extrusion aid, etc.

- Absorbents, for example in pet beds as a desiccant.

- Carriers for pesticides and other biocides

 

Also:

 

- In agriculture, Bentonites are used to improve the properties of sandy and acidic soils. They are also used for coating certain types of seeds to increase their size for both easier mechanical distribution and also improved germination.

- In ceramic applications, they are used in applications such as glass suspending agents and plasticizers

- In welding, they are used as a component of arc electrodes, and as stabilizers, welding group protectors, casting agents and modifiers of slag

- In the paper industry, Bentonites are used for fading recycled paper and controlling pitch, as well as wastewater clarification, auxiliary retention, coverage, carbonless copy paper, etc.

- In paintings, Bentonites are used in waterproofing or thixotropic paints

- In electrical porcelain, Bentonite is used as a plasticizer that increases the dry and fired strength and reduces absorption

- To develop the color in the colorants in carbonless paper, acid-activated Bentonite is used.

- For the manufacture of paints, greases, lubricants, plastics, and cosmetics, organophilic clays are used because of their ability to swell and disperse in organic solvents. Therefore, Bentonites are found in gelling agents, thixotropic agents and emulsifiers.

- For pesticides and other biocides, they are widely used as dry and diluent carriers.

- For plastic, Bentonite reduces the gas permeability of plastic films.

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Fosfatos Tricálcicos is a Mexican company that is a leader in the production of Bentonites for all applications and uses.

 

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