Pore size distribution and ultrasonic velocities of compacted Na-montmorillonite clays

Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and 80th Annual Meeting 2010, SEG 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 2590-2594

  Kuila, Utpalendu ^a   Prasad, Manika ^a  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; COMPACTION; GAS ADSORPTION; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; PELLETIZING; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY;

ADSORPTION EXPERIMENT; BIMODAL DISTRIBUTION; CLAY CONTENT; CLAY PLATELETS; HIGH SURFACE AREA; NA-MONTMORILLONITE; SMALL GRAIN SIZE;

PORE SIZE;

EID: 85053620757     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1190/1.3513379     Document Type: Conference Paper

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