Overview
Bentonite being an eco-friendly carrier of fertilizers and is widely accepted by DAP, NPK and SULPHUR fertilizer manufacturers.
It enhance microbial activities and improves the fertility of the soils, provides an envelope to grain thereby reducing loss of product, keeps grain dry, act as an soil activator & has many others characteristics.
It seals lower bed of the soil to reduce percolation of water and decreases water pollution. It acts as a soil activator and turns saline soil into neutral. Helps to increase the dark colour of the leaves, enhancing thereby it’s photosynthesis process which is very important for the growth and good health of the plant. There is an appreciable increase in the yields of the crops due to improved soil health.
Being soil like and non toxic is eco-friendly.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR FERTILIZER GRADE BENTONITE POWDER
GRADE: BENTO AGN
Physical Properties
| Parameters | Specifications |
| 1. Water Absorption, WH method | 80% min. |
| 2. Sand content | Less than 5% |
| 3. Moisture content | 14% max |
| 4. Particle size > 200 BSS Mesh | 70% min. |
| 5. pH value | 8.5 – 10 |
| 6. Base Exchange capacity (CEC) | 80 meq min. |
| 7. Density | 63 lbs/f3 min. |
Chemical Properties
| Parameters | Specifications |
| LOI | 8 – 10% |
| SiO2 | 48 – 54% |
| Fe2O3 | 14 – 18% |
| Al2O3 | 14 – 17% |
| CaO | 1.5 – 2.8% |
| MgO | 2 – 3% |
GRADE: BENTO – AGP
Physical Properties
| Parameters | Specifications |
| 1.Barrel Yield (bbl/ton) | 75% min. |
| 2. Sand content | Less than 2% |
| 3. Moisture content | 15% max |
| 4. Particle size < 200 mesh | 70% min. |
| 5. pH value (5% conc.) | 9 – 10.5 |
| 6. MB Value (mg/gm) | 380 min. |
| 7. Density | 63 lbs/f3 min. |
GRADE: BENTO FERT – 300
Physical Properties
| Parameters | Specifications |
| 1. Moisture | 14% max |
| 2. pH value | 8 – 10 |
| 3. Base Exchange capacity | 80 meq min |
| 4. Swelling Value | 25 – 27 ml/2gm |
| 5. Particle size (Passing 300 mesh) | 97 (+/-1)% |
Chemical Properties
| Parameters | Specifications |
| LOI | 8 – 10% |
| SiO2 | 48 – 54% |
| Fe2O3 | 14 – 18% |
| Al2O3 | 14 – 17% |
| CaO | 1.5 – 2.8% |
| MgO | 2 – 3% |
| Na2O | 2.2 – 3% |