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Influence of Grinding and Sonication on the Crystal Structure of Talc

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Vladimír Čavajda ,
Peter Uhlík ,
Arkadiusz Derkowski ,
Mária Čaplovičova ,
Jana Madejová ,
Milan Mikula  and
Tomáš Ifka
Vladimír Čavajda
Affiliation:
Department of Economic Geology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15, Bratislava, Slovakia
Peter Uhlík*
Affiliation:
Department of Economic Geology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15, Bratislava, Slovakia
Arkadiusz Derkowski
Affiliation:
Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Research Centre in Kraków, Senacka 1, PL-31002, Kraków, Poland
Mária Čaplovičova
Affiliation:
Department of Economic Geology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15, Bratislava, Slovakia STU Centre for Nanodiagnostics, Slovak University of Technology, Vazovova 5, 812 43, Bratislava, Slovakia
Jana Madejová
Affiliation:
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravskà cesta 9, Bratislava, Slovakia
Milan Mikula
Affiliation:
Department of Graphic Arts Technology and Applied Photochemistry, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37, Bratislava, Slovakia
Tomáš Ifka
Affiliation:
Institute of Construction and Architecture, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, Bratislava, Slovakia
*
*E-mail address of corresponding author: uhlik@fns.uniba.sk
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Abstract

Talc is an important industrial mineral with a broad range of applications. Particle size and crystal structure have a significant influence on the potential uses. The present study examined the influence of grinding and ultrasound treatment on talc from a new deposit, Gemerská Poloma, in Slovakia. The general knowledge that grinding produces progressive structural disorder leading to amorphization, whereas sonication has a negligible effect on the talc crystal structure, was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared (IR) spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Partial reduction of particle size along with delamination was observed by XRD after sonication, low-angle laser light scattering (LALLS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and TEM. The specific surface area (SSA) increased slightly after prolonged sonication, but grinding initially caused a rapid increase in SSA followed by a drastic decrease after prolonged grinding time of up to 120 min which was attributed to the aggregation of amorphized talc. Sonication and grinding had different influences on the thermal behavior of the talc studied. Sonication decreased slightly the dehydroxylation temperature, whereas grinding added a significant mass loss at low temperature, arising from the dehydration of hydrated Mg cations released from the talc structure during amorphization. The initial high whiteness value of talc decreased slightly after grinding or sonication. Thermogravimetry was suggested as a useful tool to track and predict changes in the talc structure upon sonication and grinding.

Keywords

AmorphizationCrystal StructureDelaminationGemerská Poloma DepositGrindingSonicationTalc
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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 63 , Issue 4 , August 2015 , pp. 311 - 327
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Copyright © Clay Minerals Society 2015

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