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Mineralogy of a bentonite from Miles, Queensland, Australia and characterisation of its acid activation products
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posted on 2002-01-01, 00:00 authored by Will GatesWill Gates, J S Anderson, M D Raven, G J ChurchmanThe mineralogy of a bentonite from Miles, Queensland, Australia, before and after acid treatment (by reflux in 5.3 M HCI at 80 °C) has been assessed by IR, XRD and chemical analysis. The < 2-pm fraction of the Miles bentonite consists predominantly of a dioctahedral smectite (≈ 69%), but which also contains significant amounts of quartz (≈ 14%), feldspar (≈ 8%), cristobalite/opal (≈ 7%), as well as minor amounts (≈ 1-2%) of clinoptilolite, mica/illite, gypsum and anatase. The smectite component is similar to that of Wyoming bentonite, having a cation exchange capacity of ≈ 103 cmol kg -1 . Prolonged acid treatment (24 h) led to a breakdown in the structure of this component, and caused a precipitation of hydrous silica phases. Structural decomposition was accomplished by a release into solution of octahedrally coordinated Mg (most readily). Fe and A1 (least readily). There were also substantial losses to solution of Na and Ca. The precipitate of hydrous silica was enriched with time of acid treatment. A substantial amount of A1 was retained within the solid reaction product, most likely as a constituent of impurities that were resistant to acid attack.
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Applied clay scienceVolume
20Issue
4-5Pagination
189 - 197Publisher
ElsevierLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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0169-1317Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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