It is a clay mineral being up to standards of API 13 A ( Nontreated bentonite )
It has Sodium based content and contains at least 90 % montmorillonite. It is completely natural ,contains not even one type additive. It has high swelling capacity ( 15-20 times by volume)
It is in conformity with TS EN 13500 Nontreated Bentonite Specifications.
It easily disperses and doesn’t become lumpy when it is added to water.
Physical Characteristics
| 600 RPM Reading, fann 35 viscometer | 30 min. |
|---|---|
| Filtration Volume | 12,5 cc max. |
| Yield | 80 bbl. min. |
| Moisture content | %12 max. |
| Residue on 200 mesh wet screen analysis | %2,5max. (by weight) |
| Yield Point Plastic Viscosity ratio (Yp/Pv) | 1,5 max. |
| Dispersed Plastic Viscocity (5 ml. 10 % of sodium hexametaphosphate added and than aged at room temp.) | 10 cp min. |
| Aged YP*/PV*, normal (YP/PV) ratio (Slury aged at 345 F° on 200 psi for 16 hs.at dynamic conditions and cool at room temp.) | 1,5 min. |
| Normal YP*/PV*, disperse YP**/PV** ratio (Disperse values is measured at 3% of H2O2 solution) | 3 max. |
| SiO2 | = 61.28 % |
|---|---|
| Al2O3 | = 17.79 % |
| Fe2O3 | = 3,01 % |
| CaO | = 4,54 % |
| Na2O | = 2.70 % |
| MgO | = 2.10 % |
| K2O | = 1.24 % |