bentonite clay

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clay
noun[U]
uk
/kleɪ/us
/kleɪ/
thick, heavy soil that is soft when wet, and hard when dry or baked, used for making bricks ...
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The materials under consideration, which may be used singly or in combination, include cement mixes, crushed rock,bentoniteclay, polymers, pulverised fly ash, asphalt and salt.
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Space around the canisters will be filled withbentoniteclay.
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Bentoniteclayis available worldwide as a digestive aid; kaolin is also widely used as a digestive aid and as the base for some medicines.
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In 2009, an acidifiedbentoniteclaywas proven to be a more economical catalyst than sulfuric acid as the acid medium.
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The annular space between the large bore hole and the smaller casing is filled withbentoniteclay, concrete, or other sealant material.
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Using this method, one can store one's water allotment in ponds or ditches, usually lined withbentoniteclay.
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The flask is placed on a board and a sand mixture (containing seacoal,bentoniteclay, and pitch) poured and rammed around the pattern.
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Customers on the line ship approximately 52,000 carloads annually of grain,bentoniteclay, ethanol, fertilizer and other products.
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The same effluvial deposition ofbentoniteclayonto beaches accounts for the variety of plasticity of sand from place to place for building sand castles.
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A mining industry utilising rich deposits ofbentoniteclayis developing.
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Beach sand consisting of only silica and shell grains does not mold well compared to grains coated withbentoniteclay.
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Each capsule would then be placed in its own hole in the repository and packed withbentoniteclay.
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The roof structure is wood, covered with wood sheathing andbentoniteclay.
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Itsbentoniteclay, which swells when wet and shrinks while drying, causes surface movement and cracking that discourages plant growth.
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Until the late 20th centurybentoniteclaywas widely used as a mold binder in the manufacture of sand castings.
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They are rolls of factory fabricated thin layers ofbentoniteclaysandwiched between two geotextiles or bonded to a geomembrane.
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Analysis of most soils consumed by wild birds show that they prefer soils with high clay content, often with the smectite andbentoniteclayfamilies being well represented.
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Injection wells for ozone are typically constructed of a 12 stainless-steel screen set in sand pack, grouted to the surface using a combination of cement andbentoniteclay.
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Pulverized minerals and solid materials can also be used, withbentoniteclaybeing one of the most common, thanks to its effectiveness in absorbing proteins and some bacteria.
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