Study of the dehydration process of vermiculites by applying a vacuum pressure: Formation of interstratified phases

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1253-1268

  Marcos, C ^a   Arguelles A ^a   Ruiz Conde, A ^b   Sanchez Soto P J ^b   Blanco, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Interstratified; Vacuum; Vermiculite; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DEHYDRATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDRATION; SEPARATION; VACUUM APPLICATIONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS; VACUUM PRESSURE; VERMICULITES;

MINERAL RESOURCES;

CLAY MINERAL; DEHYDRATION; VERMICULITE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 1542317461     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461036760163     Document Type: Article

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