Definition of montmorillonite products

The appearance of montmorillonite mostly refers to the original ore of bentonite. The original ore of bentonite is usually in the form of clay like cryptocrystalline block, which is in the form of small scales under the electron microscope. The micro morphology of montmorillonite mostly refers to the crystal structure of montmorillonite. Strictly speaking, montmorillonite is a main component of bentonite, but bentonite is not montmorillonite, montmorillonite is not bentonite, but montmorillonite needs to be purified from natural bentonite under certain conditions.

Montmorillonite products in non-metallic mineral industry refer to high-purity and high-grade bentonite with high content of montmorillonite. Usually, bentonite ore with content of more than 90% of montmorillonite is called montmorillonite, and its product content is qualitative and quantitative by means of blue absorption; the concept of montmorillonite products in pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry is close to the definition of montmorillonite in scientific research field, and its product content is mostly XRD, etc The method is qualitative and quantitative. At present, it is usually called as octahedral montmorillonite or hexadecimal montmorillonite at home and abroad.