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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2022, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (3): 302-308.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-1803.2022.03.011

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Research progress on application of fiber-type clays in daily chemical industrial products

Tang Ying1,Zhang Zhaolun1,Cao Lihua1,Xiong Ziyi1,Zhang Xi1,Feng Yongjun2,*()   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Cosmetics, China National Light Industry, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
    2. State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry,Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
  • Received:2021-04-23 Revised:2022-02-22 Online:2022-03-22 Published:2022-03-21
  • Contact: Yongjun Feng E-mail:yjfeng@mail.buct.edu.cn

Abstract:

Fiber-type clays, including sepiolite and palygorskite (also wknown as attapulgite), are a type of natural one-dimensional clay mineral with fibrous crystal structure and water-rich magnesium aluminosilicate. China has the largest mineral reserves of attapulgite in the world, about 460 million tons of proven reserves, accounting for more than 70% of the world’s total reserves. Special crystal structures (rods, fibers or fiber assemblies) and neatly arranged nano-pores endow fiber-type clays with excellent ion exchange capacity, adsorption properties, rheological regulation and carrier functions, which hold enormous potential to be exploited for application in the field of daily chemistry. In recent years, the application of fiber clay in personal care products, detergents and other daily chemical consumer products is growing rapidly. Attapulgite has been used as a natural mineral ingredient in toothpaste, facial mask, face cream, shampoo and facial cleanser for oil controlling, skin cleansing and anti-microbial functionalities. In this paper, the application characteristics and related mechanisms of fiber-type clay minerals in daily chemical industry are reviewed from the aspects of rheological modification, UV protection, coloration, bacteriostasis, anti-inflammation, controlled adsorption and release as well as the related toxicological issues. The current problems and challenges of fiber-type clays in daily chemical industry are summarized, which provide important references for Chinese researchers to make full use of this type of characteristic clay minerals and to further develop high-tech and high-value daily chemical products.

Key words: fiber-type clay, sepiolite, palygorskite, attapulgite, daily chemical products

CLC Number: 

  • TQ658