STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MONTMORILLONITE CLAY NANOMETRIC PARTICLES

Authors
DELATORRE GC ALCANTARA II MEDINA MAE SERRATO J NEGRONMENDOZA A RAMOS S ALBARRAN G REYESGASGA J
Citation
Gc. Delatorre et al., STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MONTMORILLONITE CLAY NANOMETRIC PARTICLES, Nanostructured materials, 9(1-8), 1997, pp. 335-338
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science
Journal title
Nanostructured materials → ACNP
ISSN journal
09659773
Volume
9
Issue
1-8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
335 - 338
Database
ISI
SICI code
0965-9773(1997)9:1-8<335:SCOTMC>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
In this work we characterize the clays of a place named ''Las Pulgas'' , in the Charo Canyon, Stare of Michoacan, Mexico. It is found that th ese mineral species are mainly montmorillonite, cristobalite, tridimit e and albite, including quartz. Montmorillonite is the most abundant c lay in this region, and has a nanometric twinned small particle habit. All this opens a potential technical application for this nanostructu re. (C) 1997 Acta Metallurgica Inc.