-Adsorption of Mo(VI) on 2-0.2-um size fraction of sodium-saturated kaolinite at 25 _+ 2~ and at a constant pH of 7.00 _+ 0.05 was studied. The kaolinite sample was pretreated to remove any surface oxide and hydroxide coatings. The initial concentrations of Mo in solution ranged from 1 to 11 mg/liter in a NaC104 background electrolyte at a constant ionic strength of 0.09 _+ 0.01. Calculations o...

This study illustrates the complimentary nature of selected techniques for characterizing kaolinite. For the particular type of kaolinte studied, scanning electron micrographs revealed the presence of crystallites and mostly larger than clay-sized particles. These findings were in agreement with the low cation exchange capacity, low specific surface area, low zero point of charge and high purit...

Incorporation of first row transition metals into stable surface precipitates can play an important role in reducing the bioavailability of these metals in neutral and alkaline soils. Organic coatings may interfere with this sorption mechanism by changing the surface characteristics and by masking the mineral surface from metal sorptives. In this study, kinetic sorption and desorption experimen...

Clouds composed of both ice particles and supercooled liquid water droplets exist at temperatures above ∼236 K. These mixed phase clouds, which strongly impact climate, are very sensitive to the presence of solid particles that can catalyse freezing. In this paper we describe experiments to determine the conditions at which the clay mineral kaolinite nucleates ice when immersed within water dro...

The photodebromination of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) adsorbed onto six different solid matrixes was investigated in sunlight and by irradiation with 350 +/- 50 nm lamps (four lamps at 24 W each). After 14 days of lamp irradiation, BDE-209 degraded with a half-life of 36 and 44 days, respectively, on montmorillonite or kaolinite, with much slower degradation occurring when sorbed on organ...

BACKGROUND Determination of quartz by Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR) is not specific: the obtained results are influenced by matrix components, some of which cause spectral interference. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of dust components responsible for spectral interference with quartz on the results of its determinations, and to develop methods to minimize the ...

The separation of kaolinite crystallites into their layer components involves two problems, namely, overcoming the bonding energy which holds these layers together, and imparting the latter with a new surface potential that prevents their reunion, once they are separated. To chemical this author's knowledge, the separation of kaolinite into its lamellae to form a stable suspension has never bee...

The influence of the dispersion of pH and concentration of chemicals on zeta potential of kaolinite were investigated. Adding the cationic species led to an increase of the zeta potential, contrary to measuring done in water. The results proved that even a very low concentration of the cationic species (0.001 mol/L) causes a remarkable change of the zeta potential. The zeta potential of the kao...