Possible use of the Sacalum (Yucatan) palygorskite as drilling muds

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 121-124

  Neaman, Alexander ^a   Singer, Arieh ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attapulgite; Drilling muds; Industrial applicability; Palygorskite; Sacalum; Yucatan

Indexed keywords

IRON OXIDES; MINERALOGY; RHEOLOGY; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS);

RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES;

CLAY MINERALS;

CLAY MINERAL; DRILLING FLUID; INDUSTRIAL MINERAL; PALYGORSKITE; RHEOLOGY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SACALUM; YUCATAN;

EID: 1542290504     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2003.08.006     Document Type: Article

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