BENTONITE
POWDER FOR FERTILIZERS
Powder is used as coating agents
for the DAP & NPK fertilizer manufacturing for the increase of
Microbial activities and improving the fertility
of the soils.
Bentonite Powder is used as filler.
Bentonite Powder provides an envelop over fertilizer grains and decreases loss of
fertilizers
It seal lower bed of the soil to reduce water pollution & percolation of
water
It acts as a soli activator & turns soil to neutral & PH value remains
around 7
There is an appreciable increase in the yields of the crops due to improve soil
health.
APPLICATION
Bentonite is a clay mineral predominantly consisting of the mineral Montmorillonite mixed with some related minerals like Nontronite and Beidellite. These are three-layered Aluminosilicates with molecules of water between layers. For natural Sodium Bentonite, exchangeable sodium cations are predominant, rather than other cations like calcium, magnesium etc. Similarly in Calcium Bentonite, calcium cations are predominant. In fact, in all Bentonites available in the world, the sodium variety has high swelling and gelling properties along with good viscosity and liquid limit.
The Bentonite found in the Kutch region of India is of an igneous origin. It was formed millions of years ago, possibly from the volcanic ashes falling in stagnant saline water in semi-arid conditions. Due to the natural characteristics of these particular volcanic ashes, the chemical composition of this Bentonite is somewhat different from the Bentonite available in the rest of the world. Most of these deposits are of Natural Sodium Bentonite with higher iron content, which gives them their darker colour. Due to the very fine particle size, this Bentonite shows extra-ordinary swelling capacity and bonding powers. These differences makes the Kutch Bentonite most useful in various industries throughout the world.