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Effect of saturating cation on tactoid size distribution in bentonite suspensions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2018

W. R. Whalley  and
C. E. Mullins
W. R. Whalley
Affiliation:
Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Aberdeen, AB9 2UE, Scotland
C. E. Mullins
Affiliation:
Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Aberdeen, AB9 2UE, Scotland
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Abstract

Centrifugal photosedimentation was used to determine the size distribution of dilute bentonite suspensions as a function of saturating cation. This method is shown to give a better estimate of the effect of saturating cation on tactoid size than the techniques that are currently used. The results indicate that tactoids may occur in preferred size ranges.

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Research Article
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Clay Minerals , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , March 1991 , pp. 11 - 17
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1991

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