Influence of ionic strength on the viscosities and water loss of bentonite suspensions containing polymers

A study was made of the influence of ionic strength (S) on the apparent (AV) and plastic (PV) viscosities and water loss (WL) of sodium bentonite suspension with polymers. Na-bentonite was dispersed in water (4.86% w/w) of different ionic strengths (S = 0.0, 0.015, 0.030 and 0.045 M) followed by the...

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Main Authors: Luciana Viana Amorim, Maria Ingrid Rocha Barbosa, Hélio de Lucena Lira, Heber Carlos Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol) 2007-03-01
Series:Materials Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392007000100012