Exfoliation of vermiculites with chemical treatment using hydrogen peroxide and thermal treatment using microwaves

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 87, Issue , 2014, Pages 219-227

  Marcos, Celia ^a   Rodríguez, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Exfoliation; Hydrogen peroxide; Microwave; Vermiculite

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; ELECTRON MICROPROBES; EXFOLIATION; HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; SCANNING ELECTRONS; STRUCTURAL DISORDERS; VERMICULITE;

CLAY MINERALS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICROWAVES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

PEROXIDES;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ION EXCHANGE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; VERMICULITE;

ANDALUCIA; BRAZIL; GOIAS; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; LIBBY; MONTANA; SANTA OLALLA; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891166928     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2013.11.008     Document Type: Article

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