scholarly journals Hydration of Na-saturated synthetic stevensite, a peculiar trioctahedral smectite

Clay Minerals ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Doriana Vinci ◽  
Bruno Lanson ◽  
Martine Lanson ◽  
Valérie Magnin ◽  
Nathaniel Findling
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Layer Charge ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Swelling Behaviour ◽  
Octahedral Sheet ◽  
Identification Method ◽  
Geological Processes ◽  
Hydration Behaviour ◽  
Trioctahedral Smectite ◽  
Trioctahedral Smectites

Abstract Smectite interlayer water plays a key role in the mobility of elements and molecules and affects a variety of geological processes. In trioctahedral smectites, in contrast to saponite and hectorite, the layer charge of which originates from isomorphic substitutions, the stevensite layer charge originates from the presence of octahedral vacancies. Despite its common occurrence in lacustrine environments, stevensite hydration has received little attention compared to saponite and hectorite. Early reports mention a specific hydration behaviour, however, with the systematic presence of a low-angle reflection attributed to the regular interstratification of various hydration states. The present study aims to revisit this specific hydration behaviour in more depth. Within this scope, the hydration behaviour of the three smectite varieties above are compared using synthetic trioctahedral smectites of similar layer charge and various compositions of their octahedral sheets. The chemical composition of the octahedral sheet does not appear to influence significantly smectite hydration for saponite and hectorite. Compared to its saponite and hectorite equivalents, H2O content in stevensite is lower by ~2.0 mmol H2O per g of dry clay. Consistent with this lower H2O content, Zn-stevensite lacks a stable monohydrated state, with dehydrated layers prevailing from 60% to 0% relative humidity. The presence of the regular interstratification of 0W and 1W layers is responsible for the low-angle reflection commonly observed for stevensite under air-dried conditions. Finally, the stevensite identification method based on X-ray diffraction of heated and ethylene glycol-solvated samples is challenged by the possible influence of the octahedral sheet chemical composition (Zn or Mg in the present study) on hectorite swelling behaviour in synthetic Zn-smectites. The origin of this effect remains undetermined and further work is needed to propose a more general identification method.

scholarly journals Effect of slope aspect on transformation of clay minerals in Alpine soils

Clay Minerals ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 373-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Egli ◽  
A. Mirabella ◽  
G. Sartori ◽  
D. Giaccai ◽  
R. Zanelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clay Minerals ◽  
Soil Profile ◽  
Water Flux ◽  
Layer Charge ◽  
Slope Aspect ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
The South ◽  
Octahedral Sheet ◽  
The North ◽  
Low Charge

AbstractTwo soil profile sequences on paragneiss debris in the Val di Rabbi (Northern Italy) along an altitude gradient ranging from 1200 to 2400 m a.s.l. were studied to evaluate the effect of aspect on the weathering of clay minerals. All the soils had a coarse structure, a sandy texture and a low pH. Greater weathering intensities of clay-sized phyllosilicates (greater content of smectites) were observed in soils on the north-facing slope. On the south-facing slope, smectite was found only in the surface horizon of the soil profile at the highest altitude. Hot citrate treatment of north-facing soils revealed the presence of low-charged 2:1 clay minerals, the expansion of which was hindered in the untreated state by interlayered polymers. However, the hot citrate treatment encountered some problems with the samples of the south-facing soils: as confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, the hot citrate treatment was unable to remove all interlayer Al polymers. The 2:1 phyllosilicates were not expanded by ethylene glycol solvation in several samples, although thermogravimetric analyses indicated the presence of clay minerals with interlayer H2O. At the same time, the collapse of clay minerals to 1.0 nm following K-saturation was evident. Theoretically, this should indicate that 2:1 phyllosilicates had no evident substitution of trioctahedral cations (Mg2+, Fe2+) by dioctahedral cations (Al3+ and Fe3+). X-ray diffraction analysis of the d060 region and determination of the layer charge of clay minerals by the long-chain (C18) alkylammonium ion, however, did not confirm this. A transformation from trioctahedral to dioctahedral species was observed and low-charge clay minerals (ξ ~0.30) were identified in the surface horizons of the south-facing sites. In the south-facing soils, the podzolization process was less pronounced because of a lower water flux through the soil and probably less complexing organic molecules that would remove the interlayer polymers. Besides the eluviation process, clay minerals underwent a process of ionic substitutions in the octahedral sheet that led to the reduction of the layer charge. This process was more obvious in the north-facing sites.

scholarly journals Thermal behaviour of stevensite at temperatures up to 800°C.

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 366
Author(s):  
G. E. Christidis ◽  
E. Koutsopoulou
Keyword(s):  
Clay Fraction ◽  
Experimental Setup ◽  
Layer Silicate ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Octahedral Sheet ◽  
X Ray ◽  
End Products ◽  
Trioctahedral Smectite ◽  
Current Experimental Setup ◽  
Transformation Pattern

Stevensite is a Mg-trioctahedral smectite with layer charge stemming from vacancies in the octahedral sheet. In the present work we studied the thermal behavior of Jbel Ghassoul stevensite from Morocco, known as Ghassoulite or Rhassoulite, free of talc layers. The clay fraction of the material was separated by sedimentation, it was subsequently heated from 250° to 800° C and the end products were examined with X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The influence of heating on the stevensite structure begins at 400°C and is completed at 500°C. It involves irreversible collapse of the layers at ~10Å, which do not re-expand in ethylene glycol (EG) vapors. In contrast, heating at lower temperatures does not affect the stevensite layers, which expand completely in EG. The FTIR spectra indicate the formation of talc-like (kerolite) layers after heating at temperatures exceeding 400°C. Within the current experimental setup, the transition to kerolite layers takes place without the formation of an intermediate mixed-layer stevensite/talc phase. Heating at higher temperatures does not change the transformation pattern, until 800°C where complete dehydroxylation of the 2:1 layer takes place, which is associated with the formation of enstatite. The results of this study clearly demonstrate that opposite to common trioctahedral and dioctahedral smectites, stevensite converts to another layer silicate prior to dehydroxylation.

Nickel-containing montmorillonites and chlorites from Brazil, with remarks on schuchardtite

1975 ◽  
Vol 40 (310) ◽  
pp. 141-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. W. Brindley ◽  
Jefferson V. De Souza
Keyword(s):  
Structural Formula ◽  
Layer Charge ◽  
Basal Spacing ◽  
Chemical Compositions ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Octahedral Sheet ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Crystalline Forms ◽  
Polytype Structure ◽  
Good Agreement

SummaryClay-like, hydrous nickel silicates from Niquelandia, Goias, Brazil, and from Jacupiranga, São Paulo, Brazil, arc examined by X-ray diffraction, chemical analysis, and thermogravimetric methods. The nickel silicates from Niquelandia are ferric iron montmorillonites, with nickel in the octahedral positions and, to a lesser extent, in interlayer positions. The chemical compositions of samples dried at 110°C average (Mg0.15Ni0.08Ca0.015Na0.005) (Fe0.92IIIFe0.025IIAl0.55Mg0.37Ni0.22) (Si3.88Al0.12)O10(OH)2(H2O)0.93. The layer charge originates largely in the octahedral sheet. The cation-exchange capacities average 107 me/100 g clay (110°C). These minerals differ from non-tronites, in which the layer charge originates mainly in the tetrahedral sheets.The nickel silicates from Jacupiranga resemble chlorites, with a non-expanding basal spacing of 14·2-14·3 Å. The better crystalline forms give X-ray data in good agreement with a la polytype structure, which is consistent with their formation by low-temperature processes. Chemical formulae derived on the basis of O10(OH)8 give an average of 5·47 cations in octahedral positions. Thermogravimetric measurements show up to 4% H2O lost between 110 and 500 °C. These results suggest a partial vermiculitization of the interlayer sheets. A new method of calculating a structural formula is developed that gives an interlayer composition of the form R1.75(OH)3.75(H2O)1.14, with (OH + H2O)/R = 2·80, which approaches the ratio for a dioctahedral sheet structure.A comparison of these defect chlorites with available data on schuchardtites shows many similarities; however, schuchardtite is not yet sufficiently well denned for the Jacupiranga chlorites to be given this name.

scholarly journals Variation of the Chemical Composition of Waste Cooking Oils upon Bentonite Filtration

Resources ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Mannu ◽  
Gina Vlahopoulou ◽  
Paolo Urgeghe ◽  
Monica Ferro ◽  
Alessandra Del Caro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Volatile Fraction ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Specific Chemical ◽  
Waste Cooking Oils ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Cooking Oils ◽  
Chemical Groups

The chemical composition and the color of samples of waste cooking oils (WCOs) were determined prior to and after filtration on two different pads of bentonite differing in particle size. The volatile fraction was monitored by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) coupled with gas-chromatography, while the variation of the composition of the main components was analyzed by 1H NMR. Both techniques allowed the detection of some decomposition products, such as polymers, terpenes, and derivatives of the Maillard process. The analysis of the chemical composition prior to and after bentonite treatment revealed a tendency for the clays to retain specific chemical groups (such as carboxylic acids or double bonds), independent of their particle size. A pair comparison test was conducted in order to detect the sensory differences of the intensity of aroma between the WCO treated with the two different bentonites. In addition, characterization of the bentonite by means of powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermogravimetric measurements (TG) was performed.

Crystallochemical classifications of phyllosilicates based on the unified system of projection of chemical composition: I. The mica group

Clay Minerals ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Wiewióra
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Divalent Cations ◽  
Layer Charge ◽  
Vector Representation ◽  
Similar Formula ◽  
Crystallochemical Formula ◽  
Trivalent Cations ◽  
Image Position ◽  
Composition I ◽  
Unit Vectors

AbstractA unified system of vector representation of chemical composition is proposed for the phyllosilicates based on projection of the composition, as given by crystallochemical formula, onto a field with orthogonal axes chosen for octahedral divalent cations, R2+, and Si (X, Y, respectively), and oblique axes for octahedral trivalent cations, R3+, and vacancies, □, (V, Z, respectively). Point coordinates for each set of axes were used to define the direction and length of the unit vectors for phyllosilicates belonging to different groups. Parallel to these fundamental directions the composition isolines were drawn in the projection fields. Applied to micas, this system enables control of the chemical composition by the general crystallochemical formula covering all varieties of Li-free dioctahedral and trioctahedral micas:where z (number of vacancies) = (y-x+ m)/2; m (layer charge) =1; u+y+z = 3. There is a similar formula for vacancy-free lithian micas:where w = m — x+y;m=1; u+y+w = 3, and for Li-free brittle micas:where z = (y — x+m)/2; m = 2; u+y+z = 3. Projection fields were used to classify micas.

Nickel-bearing clay minerals: I. Optical spectroscopic study of nickel crystal chemistry

Clay Minerals ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Manceau ◽  
G. Calas ◽  
A. Decarreau
Keyword(s):  
Clay Minerals ◽  
Crystal Chemistry ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Ore Deposits ◽  
Octahedral Sheet ◽  
Al Content ◽  
Intermediate Phases ◽  
Optical Evidence ◽  
Trioctahedral Smectites ◽  
Nickel Crystal

AbstractNickel crystal chemistry was systematically studied in various phyllosilicates, mainly the natural phases selected from the ‘garnierites’ of the supergene ore deposits of New Caledonia. Minerals which do not usually occur in New Caledonian parageneses were synthesised, as they could represent intermediate phases of genetic importance. In the kerolite-pimelite series, a linear relationship occurred between the ratioI(13,20)/I(02,11)of thehkbands and Ni-content. Diffuse reflectance spectra were used to derive the crystal chemical parameters of Ni. These confirmed its divalent character and its occupation of octahedral sites; the resulting structural distortion was slight and could not be detected in some minerals. There was no optical evidence for Ni atoms in 4-fold coordination. The two main parameters which showed significant variations among the studied phases were site distortion and crystal field stabilization energy (CFSE). Site distortion was at a maximum in trioctahedral smectites and sepiolite. CFSE depended on the mineralogy, crystallinity and chemical composition (Al-content) of the phase. Finally, clay minerals are classified according to the increasing stability of Ni in the octahedral sheet, which has been tentatively related to the geochemical distribution of this element. Secondary minerals are usually enriched vs. primary ones and among them are nepouite and kerolite which exhibit a high CFSE in contrast to sepiolite.

Synthesis and Characterizations of Strontium Substituted Hydroxyapatite Thin Films

2010 ◽  
Vol 93-94 ◽  
pp. 231-234
Author(s):  
B. Hongthong ◽  
Satreerat K. Hodak ◽  
Sukkaneste Tungasmita
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Spin Coating ◽  
Phase Structure ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Sol Gel Process

Strontium substituted hydroxyapatite(SrHAp) were fabricated both in the form of powder as reference and thin film by using inorganic precursor reaction. The sol-gel process has been used for the deposition of SrHAp layer on stainless steal 316L substrate by spin coating technique, after that the films were annealed in air at various temperatures. The chemical composition of SrHAp is represented (SrxCa1-x)5(PO4)3OH, where x is equal to 0, 0.5 and 1.0. Investigations of the phase structure of SrHAp were carried out by using X-ray diffraction technique (XRD). The results showed that strontium is incorporated into hydroxyapatite where its substitution for calcium increases in the lattice parameters, and Sr3(PO4)2 can be detected at 900°C. The SEM micrographs showed that SrHAp films exhibited porous structure before develop to a cross-linking structure.

scholarly journals Determination of Chromite Sands Suitability for Use in Moulding Sands

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-110
Author(s):  
K. Stec ◽  
J. Podwórny ◽  
B. Psiuk ◽  
Ł. Kozakiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Phase Composition ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Grinding Process ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Scanning Microscope ◽  
Spectroscopy Technique ◽  
X Ray

Abstract Using the available analytical methods, including the determination of chemical composition using wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescent spectroscopy technique and phase composition determined using X-ray diffraction, microstructural observations in a highresolution scanning microscope equipped with an X-ray microanalysis system as well as determination of characteristic softening and sintering temperatures using high-temperature microscope, the properties of particular chromite sands were defined. For the study has been typed reference sand with chemical properties, physical and thermal, treated as standard, and the sands of the regeneration process and the grinding process. Using these kinds of sand in foundries resulted in the occurrence of the phenomenon of the molding mass sintering. Impurities were identified and causes of sintering of a moulding sand based on chromite sand were characterized. Next, research methods enabling a quick evaluation of chromite sand suitability for use in the preparation of moulding sands were selected.

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