Kremer: 58900 Bentonite, 1kg

Bentonite clay from Kremer.

Thickening agent, particularly for oil color.

Color Index: PW 19.77004

Suitability: Oil

Color: Beige

Forms: Powder

Application:

• Used to decolorize mineral, animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes.

• Used to increase the resistance of emulsions, and for stretching soaps (soaps containing bentonite are

  especially suitable for oily dirt).

• Used as filling agent and heat isolator, to improve some rheological or sealing performance in

  geoenvironmental applications.

• Used in purifying waste oil (bentonite absorbs tarry impurities).

• Used in the manufacture of tooth paste and dry-cell batteries.

• Used to thicken water colors.

• Used as binding agent for synthetics and in the steelmaking industry.

• Used for the manufacture of ceramic products.

  Percentage when used as thickening agent in oil colors: 1 – 5 % Bentonite