Mineral: |
Montmorillonite |
Reference: |
IWJA05a |
Supplier: |
Clay Minerals Society Source Clays Repository |
Trade Name: |
STx-1 (Ca-rich Montmorillonite (white), Gonzales County, Texas,USA) |
Deposit: |
Gonzales (Texas) |
Preparation: |
stirred for 36h in 0.2M KNO3 solution, dialyzed against water until [K<+>]<1E-5M, sample was freeze-dried: STx-K |
CEC: |
84.4 meq/100g |
Sample characterized via: |
☑ FT-IR spectroscopy
☑ X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
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Comment: |
CEC: ammonium exchange at pH=7.0 |
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