Differences in the rheology and surface chemistry of kaolin clay slurries: The source of the variations

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 3817-3825

  Teh, E Jen ^a   Leong, Y K ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Fourie, A B ^a   Fahey, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Citrate; Colloidal phenomena; Kaolinite; Rheology; Sedimentation; Slurries

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC ADDITIVES; ANIONIC CITRATE; CITRATE; CLAY PARTICLES; CLAY SLURRY; COLLOIDAL PHENOMENA; ELECTROKINETIC; KAOLIN CLAY; KAOLINITE CLAY; MINERAL COMPOSITION; NEGATIVE ZETA POTENTIALS; POSITIVELY CHARGED; STRESS BEHAVIOUR; TWO SOURCES; ZERO CHARGE;

ADSORPTION; CAPILLARITY; ELASTICITY; KAOLIN; KAOLINITE; MINING; PLASTICITY; RHEOLOGY; SLURRIES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACES; VISCOSITY; YIELD STRESS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

CLAY;

EID: 67650707992     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.05.015     Document Type: Article

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