First direct visualization of oriented mesostructures in clay gels by synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence microscopy

Langmuir

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 2001, Pages 4144-4147

  Bihannic, Isabelle ^a   Michot, Laurent J ^a   Lartiges, Bruno S ^a   Vantelon, Delphine ^a   Labille, Jerôme ^a   Thomas, Fabien ^a   Susini, Jean ^b   Salomé, Murielle ^b   Fayard, Barbara ^b  

^a Faculté des Sciences et Technologies   (France)

^b EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESOSTRUCTURES;

ANISOTROPY; CLAY MINERALS; ENTROPY; FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POSITIVE IONS; X RAY MICROSCOPES;

GELS;

EID: 0035838784     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la0101494     Document Type: Article

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