Essays about: "smectite"
Found 3 essays containing the word smectite.
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1. Do Clay Minerals affect the thickener operationin Chuquicamata mine, Calama, Chile?
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurserAbstract : Chuquicamata mine mineralogy has been studied performing both X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and X-RayFluorescence (XRF) to determine whether there is any influence in the thickener operations. Thetargeted minerals were the clay group because of their detrimental effect on mining operations asmodify the rheology of the suspensions. READ MORE
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2. Effects of ammonium oxalate treatment on interlayer materials in 2:1 layer silicates from a podzol
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest SoilsAbstract : In an ongoing study it was found that ammonium oxalate treatment in the dark (NH4Ox-D) reduced the permanent charges considerably in the Bh horizon and to a lesser degree in the Bs1 and Bs2 horizon in a podzolised soil. The aim of this study was to evaluate if the loss of permanent charge can be explained by removal of partial hydroxy-Al interlayer material by the NH4Ox-D treatment, resulting in a collapse of the interlayer space. READ MORE
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3. Depositional and petrographic response of climatic changes in the Triassic of Höllviken-II, southern Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionenAbstract : A 180 meter long core sequence of the Höllviken-II deep drilling project was investigated and divided into seven subfacies from a sedimentological point of view. Special attention were paid to criteria used for interpretation of the palaeoclimate. READ MORE