有机改性粘土已被证明是一种有效的方法 和经济的介质，用于去除少量的 油来自水。有机粘土也是一种很好的预抛光剂 用于活性炭、膜、反渗透装置和离子 交换树脂-容易被油堵塞的介质 覆盖在开口处的水滴。 尽管有机粘土已经成功应用了很多年 多年来，几乎没有关于最佳化学条件的数据 用于他们的用途，或用于特定应用的最佳有机粘土。 对所有类别的大约50种油进行的测试发现 有机粘土在除油和清洁方面优于活性炭 阳离子有机粘土更有效地去除 更多极性原油。 因为水是一种越来越稀有的商品 重点和注意力集中在保护和回收上 水有机粘土有助于实现这一目标，它可以去除油脂 润滑脂的成本低于碳，且成本最低 维修包括6个参考文献、表格、图表。

Organically modified clays have proved to be an effective and economical medium for removing small amounts of oils from water. Organoclays are also a good prepolisher for activated carbon, membranes, reverse osmosis units, and ion exchange resins - media that tend to become blinded by oil droplets that coat the openings. Although organoclays have been used successfully for many years, little data existed about the optimum chemical conditions for their use or the best organoclay for a particular application. Tests conducted on some 50 oils of all classifications found that organoclays are superior to activated carbon for oil removal and that cationic organoclays are more effective for removal of the more-polar crude oils. Because water is an increasingly rare commodity, more priority and attention have focused on conserving and recycling water. Organoclays help achieve that goal by removing oil and grease at less cost than carbon and with minimal maintenance. Includes 6 references, table, figures.