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Characterization of smectites synthesised from zeolites and mechanism of smectite synthesis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2018

S. Komarneni  and
E. Breval
S. Komarneni
Affiliation:
Materials Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
E. Breval
Affiliation:
Materials Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Abstract

Smectites were synthesised hydrothermally from zeolites in an Mg-rich brine at 300°C under a confining pressure of 30 MPa and characterized by XRD using the Greene-Kelley Li-saturation test and the K+-saturation/glycolation test. The synthetic smectites were found to be dioctahedral with only tetrahedral negative layer charge; the layer charge was also deduced to be low and they are classified as beidellites. The mechanism of formation includes H+ saturation of zeolites by the hydrolysis of Mg2+ under hydrothermal conditions, followed by decomposition of the zeolites and recrystallization to beidellites. These results show that solution chemistry is an important factor affecting stability of zeolites under hydrothermal conditions.

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Research Article
Information
Clay Minerals , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , June 1985 , pp. 181 - 188
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1985

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