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Study of Low-Pressure Argon Adsorption on Synthetic Nontronite: Implications for Smectite Crystal Growth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Alain Decarreau ,
Sabine Petit ,
Pauline Andrieux ,
Frederic Villieras ,
Manuel Pelletier  and
Angelina Razafitianamaharavo
Alain Decarreau
Affiliation:
Université de Poitiers, CNRS UMR 7285 IC2MP, HydrASA, 6 rue Michel Brunet, F-86022, Poitiers Cedex, France
Sabine Petit*
Affiliation:
Université de Poitiers, CNRS UMR 7285 IC2MP, HydrASA, 6 rue Michel Brunet, F-86022, Poitiers Cedex, France
Pauline Andrieux
Affiliation:
Université de Poitiers, CNRS UMR 7285 IC2MP, HydrASA, 6 rue Michel Brunet, F-86022, Poitiers Cedex, France
Frederic Villieras
Affiliation:
Laboratoire Environnement et Minéralurgie, UMR 7569, CNRS Université de Lorraine, BP 40, F-54501, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
Manuel Pelletier
Affiliation:
Laboratoire Environnement et Minéralurgie, UMR 7569, CNRS Université de Lorraine, BP 40, F-54501, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
Angelina Razafitianamaharavo
Affiliation:
Laboratoire Environnement et Minéralurgie, UMR 7569, CNRS Université de Lorraine, BP 40, F-54501, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
*
*E-mail address of corresponding author: sabine.petit@univ-poitiers.fr
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Abstract

Because relatively little information about the crystal-growth process of smectite is available, the process was assessed here by studying the size and shape of nontronite particles synthesized at six different temperatures from 75 to 150°C over a period of 4 weeks.

The morphology of nontronites was studied using low-pressure isotherms of argon adsorption at 77 K, a method which enables the measurement of the basal and edge surface areas of the nontronite particles and of their mean diameter and thickness. During the crystal growth of nontronite, the mean particle length increased whereas their thickness (and the number of stacked layers) did not vary significantly.

A specific two-dimensional crystal-growth process was observed for smectite via the lateral extension of the layers. This process also appears to occur during the growth of neoformed natural smectite.

Keywords

Argon AdsorptionCrystal GrowthCrystallinityInfrared SpectroscopyIsothermNontroniteParticle SizeSmectiteSurface AreaSynthesis

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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 62 , Issue 2 , April 2014 , pp. 102 - 111
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Copyright © Clay Minerals Society 2014

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