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Rheological Behavior of Na-Montmorillonite Suspensions at Low Electrolyte Concentration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2024

J. S. Chen ,
J. H. Cushman  and
P. F. Low
J. S. Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
J. H. Cushman
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
P. F. Low*
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
*
1Corresponding author.
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Abstract

The prevailing concept that positive-edge to negative-face attraction accounts for the rheological behavior of montmorillonite suspensions at low electrolyte concentration was investigated. In one experiment, Mg2+ released from Na-montmorillonite was measured at several NaCl concentrations; in a second experiment, the viscosity, η, and the extrapolated shear stress, θ, were measured at several clay concentrations, pHs, and NaCl concentrations; and in a third experiment, the absorbance, A, was measured at two wavelengths (450 and 760 nm) at different clay and electrolyte concentrations. The released Mg2+ decreased with increasing NaCl concentration until it became zero at a NaCl concentration between 0.01 and 0.02 M, depending on pH. Thereafter, it increased with increasing NaCl concentration. Both θ and η were highly correlated with the amount of released Mg2+. Also, A remained constant until the NaCl concentration corresponded to that at the minimum of θ. Thereafter, it increased and became linearly related to θ. These results suggest: (1) positive-edge to negative-face interaction cannot solely account for the rheological properties of montmorillonite at low electrolyte concentration, and (2) the release of octahedral Mg2+ from montmorillonite affects θ, because it reduces the negative charge on the particles and, thereby, the repulsive force between them.

Keywords

ElectrolyteMontmorilloniteParticle attractionRheologyShearViscosity
Type
Research Article
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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 38 , Issue 1 , February 1990 , pp. 57 - 62
Copyright
Copyright © 1990, The Clay Minerals Society

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