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Smectite quantification in sediments and soils by thermogravimetric analyses
AbstractA new method is assayed, consisting in measuring the weight loss between 100 and 450 °C of samples solvated with ethylene glycol and previously saturated in Mg. This approach allows an approximation to be made of the dioctahedral Al-rich smectite content in samples. The proportion of expandable material in the sample is calculated according to the following equation, obtained from artificial mixtures prepared with variable proportions of smectite: y=3.96x−4.05 (R2=0.96), where x is the percentage of loss and y is the percentage of smectite in the sample. The slope of the equation agrees perfectly with the theoretical proportion of ethylene glycol in a solvated smectite, around 25%, and with the equivalent values determined on natural standards. In addition, the ordinate of the origin is also in agreement with the values of around 1% obtained in smectite-free samples. The method proposed is low-cost and easy to apply as a complement to X-ray diffraction determinations of expandable clay content in sediments and soils with the potential for landslides in civil engineering.
Smectite quantification in sediments and soils by thermogravimetric analyses
AbstractA new method is assayed, consisting in measuring the weight loss between 100 and 450 °C of samples solvated with ethylene glycol and previously saturated in Mg. This approach allows an approximation to be made of the dioctahedral Al-rich smectite content in samples. The proportion of expandable material in the sample is calculated according to the following equation, obtained from artificial mixtures prepared with variable proportions of smectite: y=3.96x−4.05 (R2=0.96), where x is the percentage of loss and y is the percentage of smectite in the sample. The slope of the equation agrees perfectly with the theoretical proportion of ethylene glycol in a solvated smectite, around 25%, and with the equivalent values determined on natural standards. In addition, the ordinate of the origin is also in agreement with the values of around 1% obtained in smectite-free samples. The method proposed is low-cost and easy to apply as a complement to X-ray diffraction determinations of expandable clay content in sediments and soils with the potential for landslides in civil engineering.
Smectite quantification in sediments and soils by thermogravimetric analyses
Nieto, Fernando (Autor:in) / Abad, Isabel (Autor:in) / Azañón, José M. (Autor:in)
Applied Clay Science ; 38 ; 288-296
01.04.2007
9 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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