I-Bentonite luhlobo lwamanzi oluthwala i-ore yodongwe ikakhulu eyenziwe yi-montmorillonite, ngenxa yeempawu zayo ezikhethekileyo.Njengoku: ukuvuvukala, ukubambisana, i-adsorption, i-catalysis, i-thixotropy, ukumiswa, ukutshintshiselana kwe-cation, njl.
PH ixabiso 8.9-10