Thermal decomposition of a bentonite .
The thermal decomposition of complexes produced from bentonite and a linear polyacrylamide (PAM) was investigated by using thermogravimetrymass spectrometry (TGMS). Data obtained for the polymer degradation supported the model proposed by Leung et al. Thermal behaviour of bentonitePAM complexes was mainly determined by PAM degradation below 580°C. Above this temperature decomposition .