Transactions of the INDIAN CERAMIC SOCIETY Vol. 28 1969
Role of Exchangeable Cations on the DehydrationRehydration
Flexibility of Bentonite Clay
N. K. MITRA AND B. SANDILYA
Pages : 52-58
DOI : 10.1080/0371750X.1969.10855680
Abstract
The exchangeable ions in Tinpahari bentonite were substituted by Na+, K+, NH4+,
Mg+2, Ca+2, Ba+2, Al+3 and ThH ions separately. The amount of interlayer water
in bentonite is fairly large (about 10-15%) and the water content is determined primarily
by the principal exchangeable cation present. The dehydration-rehydration
flexibility of the bentonite as well as the cation exchange characteristics have been
studied and the specific role of the exchangeable cations has been examined.
