Monte Carlo simulation of the total radial distribution function for interlayer water in sodium and potassium montmorillonites

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 192-200

  Sposito, Garrison ^a   Park, Sung Ho ^a   Sutton, Rebecca ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorbed water; Montmorillonite; Neutron diffraction; Water

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; SILICATE MINERALS; WATER;

MONTMORILLONITE; RADIAL DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION;

CLAY MINERALS;

CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; MONTMORILLONITE; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0032988357     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.1999.0470209     Document Type: Article

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