Glossary

Bentonite

Deutsch: Bentonit / Español: Bentonita / Português: Bentonita / Français: Bentonite / Italiano: Bentonite 

Bentonite is characterized as a highly plastic collodial clay-like material which is a useful plasticiser and suspender. Bentonite is an additive used with water to lubricate, stabilize, and clear drill cuttings from a borehole. It is a kind of drilling material, a naturally occurring mineral used in the drilling process.

See also:
"Bentonite" is in the HS Code "2508.10"
  - - Bentonite

"Bentonite" is in the UNSPSC Code "11111804"
  Bentonite

"Bentonite" is in the NAICS Code "212325"
  Clay and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining
  Bentonite mining and/or beneficiating

Ref: 120669/2006-09-23


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