bleaching earth

Imported Group II base Oil (LP-70), Locally Group I base Oil (65NHVI also known as Spindle oil, Pakistan national refinery limited), Sulphuric acid, Bleaching earth clay (Bleaching earth clay also known as Bentonite clay, Tahir Asad Industries (Pvt.) Ltd).

Then 1 g of the bleaching earth was added and the mixture was heated to 110[degrees]C with constant stirring for 45 min (Salunkhe et al., 1992, Erickson et al., 1980).

However, a wet process is used to make high quality acid-activated bleaching earth products.

Officers also seized 20,000 litres of oil, a lorry, a van, five bags of bleaching earth, a large quantity of cat litter and ancillary equipment.

Officers removed 2.5 tonnes of toxic waste, 11,000 litres of suspected illicit fuel, a quantity of bleaching earth and a cattle truck with a concealed tank.

But the tanker that was snatched was seized as part of a followup operation in which a trailer with a concealed tank and 68 bags of bleaching earth were also taken.

But the tanker that was seized and later stored at the barracks in Dundalk was part of a follow-up operation in which a trailer with a concealed tank and 68 bags of bleaching earth were also seized.

A trailer with a concealed tank and 68 bags of bleaching earth were also seized at the commercial premises in Longfield.

Around 100 bags of bleaching earth for use in the process and 6,000 litres of fuel were also found.

EVIDENCE J 100 bags of bleaching earth were also found

They found around 40,000 litres of illegal fuel at the site and a significant quantity of bleaching earth which is used in the laundering process.

"They were located on a commercial premises but this was not a regular plant, like others we have uncovered." Mr Kelleher and his team also seized four lorries, a jeep, 18,000 litres of marked mineral oil, a tanker containing 6,000 litres of laundered fuel, a 40ft trailer with concealed tank for the transport of fuel, bleaching earth and ancillary equipment.

Two vans, bleaching earth, a compressor, a large quantity of laundered product and ancillary equipment were seized.

Officers believe the bleaching earth agent used to wash the diesel was imported from Russia and Malaysia.