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Influence of Adsorbed Water on Exchangeable Ion Movement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Philip F. Low*
Affiliation:
Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Abstract

The concept of activation energy for ion movement is discussed. It is shown that the activation energy for exchangeable ion movement is directly correlated with the specific volume of the adsorbed water, with the resistance to freezing of this water and with the activation energy for deuterium oxide diffusion in this water. Electrical interaction between ion and clay appears to have little effect on the activation energy. Consequently, it is concluded that the most important factor governing exchangeable ion movement in the pores of a clay-water system is the structure of the adsorbed water.

Type
General Session
Copyright
Copyright © The Clay Minerals Society 1960

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