Thermal properties of sodium-exchanged palabora vermiculite

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-57

  Muiambo, Hermínio F ^a   Focke, Walter W ^a   Atanasova, Maria ^b   der Westhuizen, Isbe van ^a   Tiedt, Louwrens R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Exfoliation; Interstratification; Ion exchange; Mixed layer; Vermiculite

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; DIFFRACTOGRAMS; EXFOLIATION; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; INTERSTRATIFICATION; LINEAR EXPANSIONS; MIXED-LAYER; ONSET TEMPERATURE; SATURATED BRINES; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMO-MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; VERMICULITE; XRD;

CLAY MINERALS; ION EXCHANGERS; MICA; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

ION EXCHANGE;

ION EXCHANGE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; SODIUM; THERMOMECHANICS; VERMICULITE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 77957016920     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2010.06.023     Document Type: Article

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