Swelling transition of a clay induced by heating

Clays are of paramount importance for soil stability, but also in applications ranging from oil recovery to composites and hydrogels. Generically, clays are divided into two subclasses: macroscopically swelling, ‘active’ clays that have the capacity for taking up large amounts of water to form stabl...

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Main Authors: Hansen, E. L., Hemmen, H., Fonseca, D. M., Coutant, C., Knudsen, K. D., Plivelic, T. S., Bonn, D., Fossum, J. O.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3431542/