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elementor-element-8c8d8db\" data-id=\"8c8d8db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f2b248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f2b248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Bentonite?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9365c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9365c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">100% natural mineral cat litter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2bbac2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2bbac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Definition<\/strong><br \/>The term bentonite refers to clays or clay rock (very fine grain sediments or sedimentary rock), which primarily consists of the expandable mineral montmorillonite.<\/p><p><strong>Formation<\/strong><br \/>Montmorrillonite-rich clays have formed by weathering and metamorphose of volcanic ashes, tuff and basic rock (e.g. basalts). The term bentonite is derived from the first archaeological site near Fort Benton, Wyoming (USA), where plastic clays were found and described for the first time. There are numerous bentonite formations differentiated acc. to montmorillonite type, kind and location of formation and mineralogical composition.<\/p><p><strong>Properties<\/strong><br \/>Its exceptional properties \u2013 e.g. capability of expansion, absorption \u2013 are defined by the clay material montmorillonite. Due to its crystal structure (montmorillonite is a so-called layer silicate with expandable layers in the crystal), montemorillonite has the capability to absorb or deposit substances in its crystal grid, to partially exchange or fix them. Bentonite is capable to expand its volume by 6 times by water absorption and to form stable gels (gelatinous substance).<\/p><p><strong>Fields of application<\/strong><br \/>The main application domains and use of bentonite range from pet hygiene and pet food to foundries, oil drilling industry, agriculture, cosmetics industry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c936b8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c936b8c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc8a96c\" data-id=\"dc8a96c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fce6596\" data-id=\"fce6596\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb75f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6cb75f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14092 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.korodur.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Carrefour-photo-mining-area-Czech-Republic-19.08.2021-1024x680.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.korodur.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Carrefour-photo-mining-area-Czech-Republic-19.08.2021-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.korodur.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Carrefour-photo-mining-area-Czech-Republic-19.08.2021-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.korodur.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Carrefour-photo-mining-area-Czech-Republic-19.08.2021-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.korodur.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Carrefour-photo-mining-area-Czech-Republic-19.08.2021-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.korodur.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Carrefour-photo-mining-area-Czech-Republic-19.08.2021-2048x1360.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.korodur.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Carrefour-photo-mining-area-Czech-Republic-19.08.2021-600x399.jpg 600w\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>100% natural mineral cat litter DefinitionThe term bentonite refers to clays or clay rock (very fine grain sediments or sedimentary rock), which primarily consists of the expandable mineral montmorillonite. FormationMontmorrillonite-rich clays have formed by weathering and metamorphose of volcanic ashes, tuff and basic rock (e.g. basalts). 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