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Optical Study of Particle Size of Montmorillonite with Various Adsorbed Cations

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IN sodium–montmorillonite suspensions the single clay plates are largely separated from each other, whereas in calcium–montmorillonite they form aggregates or tactoids containing from 5 to 15 parallel plates1. This property of calcium–montmorillonite may affect its swelling2, negative adsorption3 and ion exchange kinetics and equilibrium4,5.

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BANIN, A., LAHAV, N. Optical Study of Particle Size of Montmorillonite with Various Adsorbed Cations. Nature 217, 1146–1147 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/2171146a0

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