11.25 Clay Processing - US EPA
2015-9-10u2002·u2002clay pieces to less than 2.5 cm (1 in.) in size. Next, the crushed bentonite is dried in rotary or fluid bed dryers fired with natural gas, oil, or coal to reduce the moisture content to 7 to 8 percent. The temperatures in bentonite dryers generally range from 900°C (1650°F) at the inlet to 100 to 200°C (210 to 390°F) at the outlet.
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