| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention refers to a process for bleaching and increasing the ion-exchange capability of the sepiolite mineral, basically consisting of treating, at high pH and temperature, the sepiolite with a basic salt solution, which results in bleaching the starting material by dissolution of the organic material present in it, and in increasing the ion-exchange capability by a structural transformation of sepiolite. The bleaching can be optionally completed with a reduction treatment with sodium dithionite or with other reducing agents capable of reducing Fe<3><+> to Fe<2><+>.</p> |
