Chemical Name
Bentonite Nanoclay
Category
Porous Nanomaterials
Description
DryPowder; DryPowder, PelletsLargeCrystals; Liquid; OtherSolid;GREY TO WHITE POWDER OR LUMPS.
Synonyms
Montmorillonite; bentoquatam; Benclay; Bentonite magma; Bentonite Nanoclay, calcian-sodian; aluminium phyllosilicate
IUPAC Name
dioxosilane; oxo(oxoalumanyloxy)alumane; hydrate
Molecular Weight
180.1 g/mol
Molecular Formula
H2Al2O6Si
Canonical SMILES
O.O=[Al]O[Al]=O.O=[Si]=O
InChI
InChI=1S/2Al.O2Si.H₂O.3O/c;;1-3-2;;;;/h;;;1H2;;;
InChIKey
SVPXDRXYRYOSEX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Purity
99%, 99.9%, 99.99%, 99.999%
Density
Relative density (water = 1): 2.5
Solubility
Insoluble in water and common organic solvents;Solubility in water: none
Appearance
White to gray powder
Color Form
A clay containing appreciable amounts of the clay mineral montmorillonite; light yellow or green, cream, pink, gray to black solid;The color in the massive condition varies from yellowish-white to almost black. The powder is cream colored to pale brown.;Light to cream-colored impalpable powder;The Clay Spur benonite usually ranges from 0.5 to 2 meters thick ... generally light yellowish green on the outcrop, becoming bluish green away from the outcrop.;Southern or subbentonites are waxy and vary from blue when fresh to yellow when weathered.;Tertiary bentonite ranges from white to gray to yellow;Texas calcium bentonites range from 0.5 to 3 meters thick and varies from yellow to green to dark brown.;Cheto Arizona bentonite is white to light gray.
Monoisotopic Mass
179.925142
Stability
Suspensions are most stable at a pH above 7.