Expansibility of vermiculites irradiated with microwaves

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 33-37

  Marcos, Celia ^a   Rodríguez, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Expansion; Microwaves; Scanning electron microscopy; Thermogravimetry; Vermiculites; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; EXPANDED VERMICULITE; HYDROPHOBIC MODIFICATION; IN-VACUUM; INTERLAYER WATERS; MICROWAVE EXPOSURE; MICROWAVE POWER; SCANNING ELECTRONS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; VERMICULITES;

ADSORPTION; BENZENE; CLAY MINERALS; DIFFRACTION; EXPANSION; HEAVY METALS; IMPURITIES; IRRADIATION; RADIO WAVES; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TOLUENE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; X RAYS;

MICROWAVE IRRADIATION;

ADSORPTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; VERMICULITE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 78650733048     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2010.10.019     Document Type: Article

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