GB/T 20973-2020Bentonite (English PDF)
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Issued by
State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of China
Level / Type
National · Recommended
Issue date
June 2, 2020
Implementation date
April 1, 2021
Scope
GB/T 20973-2020 is the English-translated version of 膨润土.
GB/T 20973-2020 is the Chinese standard "Bentonite". Its scope clause reads: This standard specifies the terms and definitions, classification, marking, requirements, test methods, inspection rules and signs of bentonite, packaging, transportation and Storage.
This standard applies to foundry, metallurgical pellets, drilling mud and bentonite for civil engineering. This standard does not apply to processed products that have undergone changes in the structure of bentonite by treatment with inorganic acids or organic substances. Its clauses include terms and definitions.
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Document preview — GB/T 20973-2020
National Standard of the People's Republic of China
- ICS
- 73.080
- Classification
- Q 69
- Replacing
- GB/T 20973-2007
Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of China
Contents
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 3.1 Cation exchange capacity
- 3.2 Blue absorption methyleneblueindex
- 3.3 Water absorption
- 3.4 Swelcapacity
1 Scope
This standard specifies the terms and definitions, classification, marking, requirements, test methods, inspection rules and signs of bentonite, packaging, transportation and
Storage.
This standard applies to foundry, metallurgical pellets, drilling mud and bentonite for civil engineering.
This standard does not apply to processed products that have undergone changes in the structure of bentonite by treatment with inorganic acids or organic substances.
2 Normative references
The following documents are essential for the application of this document. For dated reference documents, only the dated version applies to this article
Pieces. For the cited documents without date, the latest version (including all amendments) applies to this document.
Preparation of GB/T 601 standard titration solution for chemical reagents
GB/T 1966 Test method for apparent porosity and bulk density of porous ceramics
GB/T 1967 Test method for pore diameter of porous ceramics
GB/T 2684 Test method for foundry sand and mixture
GB/T 5005 Specification for drilling fluid materials
GB/T 6003.1 Technical requirements and inspection of test sieve Part 1.Test sieve of metal wire braided mesh
GB/T 6682 Analysis of laboratory water specifications and test methods
GB/T 8170 Numerical Rounding Rules and Representation and Judgment of Limit Values
GB/T 25138 Standard sand for testing foundry binders
DZ/T 0118 Laboratory sieve shaker technical conditions
3 Terms and definitions
The following terms and definitions apply to this document.
3.1 Cation exchange capacity
100g Bentonite exchangeable cation millimoles.
3.2 Blue absorption methyleneblueindex
100g bentonite is saturated with water and absorbs grams of anhydrous methylene blue.
3.3 Water absorption
The ability of bentonite to absorb water naturally at 20°C and 0.1MPa for 2h.
3.4 Swelcapacity
The volume of 1g bentonite swelled in hydrochloric acid solution for 24h. […]
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This preview omits tables, figures, formulas and parts of the technical clauses. The complete document — 30 pages — is available in the English PDF.
Referenced standards
Normative references
- GB/T 601Chemical Reagent - Preparations of Standard Volumetric Solutions
- GB/T 1966Porous ceramics - Determination of apparent porosity and bulk density
- GB/T 1967Test method for pore diameter of porous ceramic
- GB/T 2684Test methods for foundry sands and molding mixtures
- GB/T 5005Specifications of drilling fluid materials
- GB/T 6003.1Test sieves—Technical requirements and testing—Part 1:Test sieves of metal wire cloth
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- GB/T 46319-2025Technical specification for high pellet ratio smelting of blast furnace
- GB/T 24265-2014Diatomite filter aid for industrial use
- FZ/T 64036-2013Sodium bentonite water resistant geosynthetic clay liner
- HJ 2015-2012Technical guidelines on water pollution control engineering
- JGJ/T 291-2012Technical specification for construction of plastic concrete core wall
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Editions of GB/T 20973
| Edition | Title | Revision | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB/T 20973-2020 | Bentonite | first revision | Current |
| GB/T 20973-2007 | Bentonite | first issue | Superseded |
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