Specific surface area of clay minerals: Comparison between atomic force microscopy measurements and bulk-gas (N2) and -liquid (EGME) adsorption methods

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-26

  Macht, Felix ^a   Eusterhues, Karin ^a   Pronk, Geertje Johanna ^b   Totsche, Kai Uwe ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

AFM; Illite; Montmorillonite; Specific basal surface area; Specific edge surface area; Specific lateral surface area

Indexed keywords

AFM; BASAL SURFACE; ILLITE; SPECIFIC EDGE SURFACE AREA; SPECIFIC LATERAL SURFACE AREA;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DISPERSIONS; DISSOLUTION; ETHERS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GAS ADSORPTION; LIQUIDS; MINERALS; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA;

CLAY MINERALS;

ADSORPTION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CLAY MINERAL; ILLITE; MONTMORILLONITE; SURFACE AREA;

EID: 79958026064     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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