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The Effect of the Proportion and Clay Mineralogical Composition on the Rheological Properties of the Raw Clay and the Sodium Carbonate Treated Clay Suspensions

Authors: Abderazak Elhechi, Olfa Ben Amor, Riadh Abidi, Ezzeddine Srasra

Published in: Surface Engineering and Applied Electrochemistry | Issue 3/2023

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The X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, chemical analysis, and cation exchange capacities are the most common techniques used for the physico-chemical study and characterization of clays. All of these used in the present study showed that the Tunisian clay samples collected from Zaghouan area (Zg₁, Zg₂, and Zg₃) and Hawaria area (Ha1, Ha₂, and Ha₃) consisted of illite, kaolinite, and smectite associated with quartz, K-feldespar, calcite, and dolomite. The chemical analysis revealed that Al₂O₃ is relatively high in the Ha₂ sample. The CaO rate was high (5.08 and 7.16 wt %) for Ha₃ and Zg₃ samples. To demonstrate the impact of clay mineralogical composition on the rheological properties, six samples were used to prepare the mixed clay aqueous suspension. Its effect depends on the proportion of the 2:1 phyllosilicate, especially smectite, as well as on the rheological properties of the blank clay suspensions and of Na₂CO₃ treated ones. Calcite forms large agglomerations with clays minerals, which prevents flocculation. The negative charges in the tetrahedral layers were generated by the substitution of Si⁴⁺ with Al³⁺, and they were compensated by the interlayer exchangeable cations. Therefore, the interlayer hydration leads to an increase of the dispersion of clay particles and rheological properties.

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Title: The Effect of the Proportion and Clay Mineralogical Composition on the Rheological Properties of the Raw Clay and the Sodium Carbonate Treated Clay Suspensions
Authors: Abderazak Elhechi
Olfa Ben Amor
Riadh Abidi
Ezzeddine Srasra
Publication date: 01-06-2023
Publisher: Pleiades Publishing
Published in: Surface Engineering and Applied Electrochemistry / Issue 3/2023
Print ISSN: 1068-3755
Electronic ISSN: 1934-8002
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068375523030067

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