The pH of aqueous bentonite suspensions

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 338-343

  Kaufhold, Stephan ^a   Dohrmann, Reiner ^a,b   Koch, Dietrich ^c   Houben, Georg ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^b Energie und Geologie   (Germany)

^c S and B Industrial Minerals   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bentonite pH; Carbonate content; Clay water interaction

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; CLAY MINERALS; STANDARDS; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS);

BENTONITE PH; BENTONITE SUSPENSIONS; CARBONATE CONTENT; CLAY-WATER INTERACTION; EXCHANGEABLE CATIONS; PH MEASUREMENTS; SMECTITE;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

ALKALINITY; BENTONITE; HYDROLYSIS; ION EXCHANGE; MONTMORILLONITE; PH; SMECTITE;

EID: 49549105751     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2008.0560304     Document Type: Article

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