Conversion of chrysotile to a magnesian smectite

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-161

  Cheshire, Michael ^a,b   Güven, Necip ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Oil Dri Corporation of America   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Chrysotile; Hydrothermal conversion; Kerolite; Smectite

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INORGANIC ACIDS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

CHRYSOTILE; KEROLITE; MAGNESIAN SMECTITE; OXALIC ACID;

MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS;

ASBESTOS; SMECTITE;

EID: 19144367706     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2005.0530205     Document Type: Article

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