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Solid State Reaction of Sodium Carbonate with Montmorillonite at 550°C

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2024

I. M. Natale  and
A. K. Helmy
I. M. Natale
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional del Sur, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina
A. K. Helmy
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional del Sur, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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Abstract

The isothermal solid state reactions of Na2CO3 and other salts at 550°C with montmorillonite and with 1:1 mixtures of montmorillonite-illite and montmorillonite-chlorite were investigated. At a concentration of 20 wt. %, Na2CO3 caused the complete destruction of the X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) pattern of montmorillonite alone and in mixtures with other clays. Less deterioration of the XRD pattern was found for NaOH, NaF, K2CO3, and Li2CO3. NaCl, Na2SO4, Na3PO4, MgCO3, and CuCO3 had no effect on the XRD traces of montmorillonite. The time dependence of the Na2CO3-montmorillonite interaction at 550°C suggested that the reaction is diffusion controlled in three dimensions, i.e., diffusion was directed from the surface of the particle towards its center.

Keywords

ChloriteDiffusionIlliteMontmorilloniteSodium carbonateThermal treatment
Type
Research Article
Information
Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 37 , Issue 1 , February 1989 , pp. 89 - 95
Copyright
Copyright © 1989, The Clay Minerals Society

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