{"title":"Determination of Hansen Solubility Parameters of Raw Muscovite","authors":"Ming Weng, Xiuhua Wang","doi":"10.1007/s42860-023-00263-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42860-023-00263-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Muscovite has been used increasingly as a substrate in flexible electronics and fillers in high-performance nanocomposites. Muscovite-based interfacial interactions play a crucial rule in material fabrication. Hansen solubility parameters (HSPs) have proven useful in characterizing molecular interactions within/between condensed phases. The present study aimed to determine the HSPs of raw muscovite (RM) and to investigate solvent dispersion mechanisms of RM. To achieve this, the solubilities of RM in 17 solvents were evaluated by dispersion tests, and the HSPs of RM were calculated as the center of the optimal solubility rotated-ellipsoid in HSP space, which included all good solvents, had the smallest number of outliers, and had the smallest volume. The resulting dispersion, polar, and hydrogen bonding components of RM were 18.301, 2.366, and 3.727 MPa<sup>1/2</sup>, respectively. By considering the HSPs and Kamlet-Taft's solvatochromic parameters of solvents, we concluded that the low polarity of RM is due to hindered K<sup>+</sup>/H<sup>+</sup> exchange on the RM surface, resulting from limited water/moisture contact. For solvent dispersion of RM, essential conditions include strong dispersion forces and weak polar forces, finely tuned to match the surface property of RM at a certain hydration level. The HSPs of RM determined from dispersion tests were restricted to predicting/characterizing RM-based interfacial phenomena in an environment with strictly controlled water/moisture content. The HSP calculation method proposed herein was applicable to any clay mineral.</p>","PeriodicalId":10320,"journal":{"name":"Clays and Clay Minerals","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138631367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Osacký, Y. Bai, P. Uhlík, H. Pálková, M. Čaplovičová
{"title":"Mineralogy, Chemistry, and Thermal and Surface Properties of Various Technological Types of K-Bentonite from the Dolná Ves Deposit (Kremnické vrchy Mts., Western Carpathians, Slovakia)","authors":"M. Osacký, Y. Bai, P. Uhlík, H. Pálková, M. Čaplovičová","doi":"10.1007/s42860-023-00262-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42860-023-00262-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Dolná Ves K-bentonite deposit is one of a few known economic accumulations of illite-smectite in the world. Several studies have been done on the illite-smectitic component isolated from the Dolná Ves K-bentonite, but there is a shortage of analytical data on the K-bentonite itself. The main goal of the present study was to perform mineralogical and physico-chemical characterizations of various technological types of K-bentonites from the Dolná Ves deposit to better understand the relationships between the various qualitative types and their properties. The type I (high-grade) K-bentonite contains 88–91 wt.% of illite-smectite. The type II (low-grade) K-bentonite contained substantially less illite-smectite, ranging from 37 to 63 wt.%. The illite-smectites isolated from the type I K-bentonites displayed greater expandability, contained more octahedral Mg and less octahedral Fe, had greater cation exchange capacity (CEC), smaller thickness of fundamental particles, and thinner illite-smectite crystals in comparison with illite-smectites from the type II K-bentonites. The LOI (loss-on-ignition) and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> content increased with increasing amount of illite-smectite. The increase in the expandability by 10% corresponded to an increase in CEC by ~10 meq/100 g. The type I K-bentonites had much greater mass loss at <250°C due to greater expandability. The best tilemaking performance was expected for the type I K-bentonite. This raw material could also be potentially valuable for the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries. Overall, the results showed that the studied technological types of K-bentonites from the Dolná Ves deposit differ not only in terms of illite-smectite contents but also in terms of the nature of the illite-smectites.</p>","PeriodicalId":10320,"journal":{"name":"Clays and Clay Minerals","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138555637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fatima Hilali, Younes El Kharim, Hasnaa Hilali, Ali Bounab, Hicham El Idrissi, Khalid Draoui, Mustapha El Hadri, Mohamed Ahniche
{"title":"Raw Materials Used in Traditional Pottery from Northern Morocco: Possible Alternative Material for a Sustainable Future in the Fran Ali Area","authors":"Fatima Hilali, Younes El Kharim, Hasnaa Hilali, Ali Bounab, Hicham El Idrissi, Khalid Draoui, Mustapha El Hadri, Mohamed Ahniche","doi":"10.1007/s42860-023-00261-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42860-023-00261-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The colluvium and saprolite deposits in the Fran Ali area (Oued Laou, northern Morocco) constitute the main source of raw materials used in traditional pottery. These materials are becoming scarce, however, so alternative materials with the same characteristics are needed; this would ensure the sustainability of pottery activities in the area. The objective of the present study was to examine ten representative samples of clayey materials extracted from the Fran Ali area, i.e. the Ikhadimene, Dar Haddoune, Ihadounene, Aqqbat Ajjoua, and Isalahene sites. The geological materials consist mainly of grayish to brownish phyllites, thin layers of yellowish clay, thicker intervals of reddish-yellow soils ranging in depth from 1 to 4 m, and reddish colluvium soils. The physical properties of these materials were determined using semi-wet sieving and Atterberg limit tests, while chemical, mineralogical, and thermal properties were obtained from the methylene blue test (MBT), the calcimetry test, X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and thermogravimetric and differential thermal (TGA/DTGA) analysis. The results suggest that the soils contain 21–35% clay, 28–34% silt, and 37–52% sand. They are moderately plastic, with methylene blue adsorption capacities ranging from 3 to 7% and minimal CaCO<sub>3</sub> carbonate contents (1–4%). Samples are dominated by SiO<sub>2</sub> (51–57%), Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> (17–21%), and Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> (8–10%). Mineralogically, they are composed of illite (19–27%), chlorite (0–22%), kaolinite (5–9%), and quartz (29–32%). Thermal analysis showed a relatively large mass loss of ~10%. The samples are deemed to be moderately plastic. The results indicate that this raw material is acceptable for pottery fabrication, given the small proportion of irregular interlayer content and its average geotechnical properties. In addition, extraction of the colluvium material is not sustainable because of the relative scarcity of the material. Given the mineralogical similarity between the weathered layers (colluvium) and their parent rock (shales), the present results suggest that the latter is a suitable alternative to the former.</p>","PeriodicalId":10320,"journal":{"name":"Clays and Clay Minerals","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138547448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Karla Costa Bezerra Fontenele Oliveira, Emanuel Airton de Oliveira Farias, Paulo Ronaldo Sousa Teixeira, Vitor Schwenck Brandão, Rafael Miguel Sábio, Alyne Rodrigues de Araújo, Peter Eaton, Luiz Carlos Bertolino, Marcelo Porto Bemquerer, Hernane da Silva Barud, José Roberto de Souza de Almeida Leite, Carla Eiras
{"title":"Development of a Nanostructured Film Containing Palygorskite and Dermaseptin 01 Peptide for Biotechnological Applications","authors":"Karla Costa Bezerra Fontenele Oliveira, Emanuel Airton de Oliveira Farias, Paulo Ronaldo Sousa Teixeira, Vitor Schwenck Brandão, Rafael Miguel Sábio, Alyne Rodrigues de Araújo, Peter Eaton, Luiz Carlos Bertolino, Marcelo Porto Bemquerer, Hernane da Silva Barud, José Roberto de Souza de Almeida Leite, Carla Eiras","doi":"10.1007/s42860-023-00259-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42860-023-00259-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10320,"journal":{"name":"Clays and Clay Minerals","volume":" 40","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135291417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jebril Hadi, Jean-Marc Greneche, Paul Wersin, Petri Koho, Barbara Pastina
{"title":"Determination of Sulfide Consumption by Fe-bearing Components of Bentonites","authors":"Jebril Hadi, Jean-Marc Greneche, Paul Wersin, Petri Koho, Barbara Pastina","doi":"10.1007/s42860-023-00254-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42860-023-00254-4","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Geologic repositories for spent nuclear fuel use bentonite as a buffer to protect the metallic containers confining the radioactive material. Sulfate-reducing bacteria, which may be present in groundwater, at the bentonite–host rock interface or eventually within the bentonite may produce sulfide, representing a potential threat for the metallic canisters, particularly copper. Bentonites can act as potential sulfide scavengers. Little is yet known, however, regarding the underlying mechanisms, the maximum extent of sulfide consumption, and the potential impacts on bentonite structure under repository conditions. In the current study, concentrated (4–150 mM) sulfide solutions were reacted in batch experiments with six natural Fe-bearing bentonites, with various purified Fe-bearing components of bentonite (a series of purified montmorillonites and three iron (oxyhydr)oxides), and with one synthetic mixture, for up to 1.5 months at pH values ranging from 7 to 13. The solutions were analyzed by colorimetry to determine sulfide and polysulfide concentrations and the solids were analyzed by 57 Fe Mössbauer spectrometry to determine iron speciation. Important sulfide consumption coupled with a reduction of structural Fe in the clay samples was observed. Not all clay structural Fe was reactive toward sulfide; the proportion of active structural Fe depended on the clay structure and pH. In the presence of excess sulfide in solution regarding Fe in the solid sample, the clay structural Fe was found to be the main reactant while the reaction with iron (oxyhydr)oxides was largely inhibited. Three bentonite groups were distinguished, based on the sulfide oxidation capacity of their main clayey component.","PeriodicalId":10320,"journal":{"name":"Clays and Clay Minerals","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135729039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chadha Mejri, Walid Oueslati, Abdesslem Ben Haj Amara
{"title":"From Coupling Second-Order Stresses to Understanding and Predicting the Structural Response of a Dioctahedral Smectite","authors":"Chadha Mejri, Walid Oueslati, Abdesslem Ben Haj Amara","doi":"10.1007/s42860-023-00253-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42860-023-00253-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10320,"journal":{"name":"Clays and Clay Minerals","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135918224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Criouet, J. C. Viennet, F. Baron, E. Balan, A. Buch, L. Delbes, M. Guillaumet, L. Remusat, S. Bernard
{"title":"Influence of pH on the Hydrothermal Synthesis of Al-Substituted Smectites (Saponite, Beidellite, and Nontronite)","authors":"I. Criouet, J. C. Viennet, F. Baron, E. Balan, A. Buch, L. Delbes, M. Guillaumet, L. Remusat, S. Bernard","doi":"10.1007/s42860-023-00255-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42860-023-00255-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10320,"journal":{"name":"Clays and Clay Minerals","volume":"254 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136210742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alimpia Borah, A. Borah, Monti Gogoi, R. Goswami, S. Hazarika
{"title":"Organic Exfoliation of Hydrophilic Bentonite using Aliquat 336 and Isobutyl(Trimethoxy)Silane to Enhance its Activity Toward pH-Dependent Adsorption of Epigallocatechin Gallate","authors":"Alimpia Borah, A. Borah, Monti Gogoi, R. Goswami, S. Hazarika","doi":"10.1007/s42860-023-00246-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42860-023-00246-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10320,"journal":{"name":"Clays and Clay Minerals","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41867711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}