Alkali Activation of Natural Calcium Bentonite for Foundry Applications: Structural, Physicochemical, and Technological Characterization.

Dragan Radulović, Jovica Stojanović, Marija Marković, Dejan Todorović, Vladimir Jovanović, Anja Terzić

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Dragan RadulovićInstitute for Technology of Nuclear and Other Mineral Raw Materials, Franchet d'Esperey 86, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0001-8210-8100

Jovica StojanovićInstitute for Technology of Nuclear and Other Mineral Raw Materials, Franchet d'Esperey 86, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.

Marija MarkovićInstitute for Technology of Nuclear and Other Mineral Raw Materials, Franchet d'Esperey 86, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0001-6787-1933

Dejan TodorovićInstitute for Technology of Nuclear and Other Mineral Raw Materials, Franchet d'Esperey 86, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-2776-3388

Vladimir JovanovićInstitute for Technology of Nuclear and Other Mineral Raw Materials, Franchet d'Esperey 86, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0001-6069-1630

Anja TerzićInstitute for Testing of Materials, Bulevar Vojvode Mišića 43, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-4762-7404

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Ministry of Science, Technological Development, and Innovation 451-03-33/2026-03/ 200012

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Abstract

The technological performance of bentonite in foundry applications is strongly influenced by the nature of its exchangeable interlayer cations, with sodium bentonites generally exhibiting superior swelling, plasticity, and bonding properties compared with calcium bentonites. Given the limited availability of natural sodium bentonite, upgrading abundant calcium-rich bentonite resources holds significant industrial interest. In this study, a natural Ca-rich bentonite from the Bijelo Polje deposit (Bar, Montenegro) was upgraded by alkali activation using Na

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alkali activationbentonitecation exchange capacityfoundry bindergreen sand moldsmontmorillonitesodium activation

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PMID42451902

DOI10.3390/ma19132822

PMCPMC13363313

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