ADVANCED PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES AND LATEST APPLICATION OF MONTMORILLONITE

The advanced technologies of processing and application for montrnorillonite mineral are re-viewed. After the special processing of alkalic. acidic treatment and interlayer intercalation, the montmoril-lonite resource could be used in the fields of new ceramics, pesticide, forage. medlcine, drying agent, develop-ing dye, special paint, inorganic gel-sol materials, fire-extinguishing agent and environrnental protecting ma-terials and so on.