Ubumba olusebenzayo luyi-adsorbent eyenziwe ngobumba (ikakhulukazi i-bentonite) njengezinto zokusetshenziswa, ephathwa nge-acidification engaphili, usawoti noma ezinye izindlela, bese ihlanzwa futhi yomiswe ngamanzi. Inokubukeka okumhlophe okufana nobisi, ayinaphunga, ayinaphunga, ayinabo ubuthi, futhi inokusebenza okunamandla kokumunca. Ingamunca izinto ezinombala kanye nezinto eziphilayo. Kulula ukumunca umswakama emoyeni, futhi ukuyibeka isikhathi eside kakhulu kuzonciphisa ukusebenza kokumunca. Uma usebenzisa, kungcono ukushisa (kungcono kuma-degree Celsius angu-80-100) ukuze uvuseleleke. Kodwa-ke, ukushisa okungaphezu kwama-degree Celsius angu-300 kuqala ukulahlekelwa amanzi acwebezelayo, okubangela izinguquko zesakhiwo futhi kuthinte umphumela wokunyamalala. Ubumba olusebenzayo aluncibiliki emanzini, ezinyibilikisini eziphilayo, nasemafutheni ahlukahlukene, cishe luncibilika ngokuphelele ku-caustic soda eshisayo kanye ne-hydrochloric acid, enobuningi obungu-2.3-2.5, kanye nokuvuvukala okuncane emanzini nasemafutheni.

Ubumba olumhlophe oluvela ngokwemvelo olunezakhiwo zokumhlopheza lubumba olumhlophe, olumpunga oluhlanganiswe kakhulu yi-montmorillonite, i-albite, ne-quartz, futhi luhlobo lwe-bentonite.

Ngokuyinhloko umkhiqizo wokubola kwamadwala entaba-mlilo anjengengilazi, anganwebeki ngemva kokumunca amanzi, futhi inani le-pH lokumiswa lihlukile kwele-alkaline bentonite; Ukusebenza kwayo kokumhlopheza kubi kakhulu kunobumba olusebenzayo. Imibala ngokuvamile ifaka phakathi okuphuzi okukhanyayo, okumhlophe okuluhlaza okotshani, okumpunga, umbala womnqumo, onsundu, okumhlophe kobisi, okubomvu kwepetshisi, okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, njll. Zimbalwa kakhulu ezimhlophe ezimsulwa. Ubuningi 2.7-2.9g/cm. Ubuningi obubonakalayo buvame ukuba buphansi ngenxa yobuningi bawo. Ukwakheka kwamakhemikhali kufana nobumba olujwayelekile, kanye nezingxenye eziyinhloko zamakhemikhali okuyi-aluminium oxide, i-silicon dioxide, amanzi, kanye nenani elincane lensimbi, i-magnesium, i-calcium, njll. Akukho pulasitiki, enekhono eliphezulu lokumunca. Ngenxa yokuqukethwe kwayo okuphezulu kwe-hydrous silicic acid, i-acidic kuya ku-litmus. Amanzi avame ukuqhekeka futhi anokuqukethwe kwamanzi okuphezulu. Ngokuvamile, uma ubuncane buncane, kulapho amandla okususa umbala ephakama khona.

Lapho kwenziwa ukuhlolwa kwekhwalithi ngesikhathi sesigaba sokuhlola, kubalulekile ukukala ukusebenza kwayo kokumhlophe, i-asidi, ukusebenza kokuhlunga, ukumuncwa kwamafutha, nezinye izinto.