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MANEK ACTIVE CLAY Activated Attapulgite Clay

Manek Active Clay Activated Attapulgite Clay is naturally mined clay. Attapulgite had been used by industry for more than 40 years before it was recognized as a distinct clay mineral. It is a needle-like clay mineral composed of magnesium-aluminum silicate. With the realization that Activated Attapulgite Clay was indeed a unique mineral, con- siderable efforts have been expended over the years by industry to take advantage of its characteristic properties in industrial applications.

Functions: Thickener, Viscosity Modifier

Features: Thickening

End Uses: Drilling Fluids

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Identification & Functionality

Fluids & Lubricants Functions

Thickener,

Viscosity Modifier

Technologies

Fluids & Lubricants,

Industrial Additives & Materials

Product Families

Fluids & Lubricants — Additives

Performance Additives

Industrial Additives & Materials — Oil, Gas & Mining Chemicals

Oilfield & Transport Chemicals

Features & Benefits

Fluids & Lubricants Features

Thickening

Applications & Uses

Markets

Industrial

Applications

Industrial — Chemical & Industrial Manufacturing

Fluids & Lubricants

Industrial — Oil, Gas & Mining

Exploration & Upstream

Fluids & Lubricants Type

Greases,

Industrial Oils & Fluids

Fluids & Lubricants End Use

Drilling Fluids

Uses
  • It has uses such as thickening of lubrication oils to grease, for fertilizer suspension, herbicide, carrier, animal feed binder, saltwater drilling mud, stabilizers, gallants and thixotorpic agents.
  • Activated Attapulgite Clay is also dispersible in many organic liquids, especially if a surface active agent is added to reduce the oleo phobic nature of the surface.
  • Such dispersions resemble those made in water, ranging from thin thyrotrophic Liquids to stiff gels.