Mineral: |
Montmorillonite |
Reference: |
IWJA05a |
Supplier: |
Clay Minerals Society Source Clays Repository |
Trade Name: |
SWy-2 (Na-rich Montmorillonite, Crook County, Wyoming, USA) |
Deposit: |
Crook County (Wyoming) |
Preparation: |
stirred for 36h in 0.2M KNO3 solution, dialyzed against water until [K<+>]<1E-5M, sample was freeze-dried: SWY-K |
CEC: |
76.4 meq/100g |
Crystallinity: |
irregularly shaped articles, with face size generally bétween 1-2 µm |
Sample characterized via: |
☑ FT-IR spectroscopy
☑ Scanning electron microscope (SEM)
☑ X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
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Comment: |
CEC: ammonium exchange at pH=7.0 |
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