Table 2 The mean particle size with a specific surface area and cation exchange capacity for Bentonite.

From: Decontamination of actual radioactive wastewater containing 137Cs using bentonite as a natural adsorbent: equilibrium, kinetics, and thermodynamic studies

Sample

Mean Particle Diameter (nm)

St. Deviation

Density (g/cm3)

Specific Surface Area (SSA) m2/g

CEC g/100 g

Bentonite

30.9

1.07

2.5

77.7

25.6