Montmorillonite: A comparison of methods for its determination in foundry bentonites

Autor: Holtzer, M., Artur Bobrowski, Grabowska, B.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Metalurgija, Vol 50, Iss 2, Pp 119-122 (2011)
Scopus-Elsevier
ISSN: 1334-2576
0543-5846
Popis: A comparison and estimation of usefulness of a quantitative analysis of montmorillonite in foundry bentonites, was the aim of this research. The investigations were made by means of three different techniques: methylene blue (MB) adsorption method, Cu(II)-triethylenetetramine complex (Cu(II)-TET) adsorption method, and infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) method. Tests were performed for 9 kinds of bentonites originated from various producers. The achieved results indicated that, the results obtained by the FTIR method were, in general, even 10% lower than the ones obtained by other methods. The best correlation with the data given by the producers were obtained for the Cu(II)-TET method. In addition, this method was characterised by the smallest value of standard deviations. A very essential advantage of the Cu(II)-TET method is a much shorter time needed for the analysis and its easier execution, which is important under production conditions.
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