Bentonites from Boa Vista, Brazil: physical, mineralogical and rheological properties

Bentonites from Boa Vista, Brazil: physical, mineralogical and rheological properties

The aim of this work is to characterize physically and mineralogically six samples of natural and industrialized bentonites from Paraíba, Brazil, and to study its rheological properties to be used as a components of water based drilling fluids. Also it is intended to compare the evolution of the min...

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Main Authors: Luciana Viana Amorim, Cynthia Morais Gomes, Helio de Lucena Lira, Kepler Borges França, 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) 2004-12-01
Series:Materials Research
Subjects:
Bentonite
mineralogical characterization
rheology
drilling fluids
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392004000400012

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