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The thermal decomposition of NH4-montmorillonites. part 1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

J. L. Martin Vivaldi
Affiliation:
Estación Experimental del Zaidin, Granada, Spain
F. Girela Vilchez
Affiliation:
Estación Experimental del Zaidin, Granada, Spain
M. Hernaiz Bermudez de Castro
Affiliation:
Estación Experimental del Zaidin, Granada, Spain
M. Rodriguez Gallego
Affiliation:
Estación Experimental del Zaidin, Granada, Spain
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Abstract

It is suggested that the exothermic effect which appears on differential thermal curves for certain samples of NH4-montmorillonite may be due to oxidation of the ammonia evolved. Such an effect is suppressed and replaced by an endothermic effect if an inert atmosphere is used.

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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1959

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