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Smectite in the Triassic Greywacke and its Influence on Reservoir Properties
The article presents results of studying of mineral composition of the cement of the Lower Triassic sandstones, and its influence on the reservoir...
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Role of polyacrylamide polymer in retention of Pb contaminants in smectite
Soils contaminated with heavy metals (HMs) are among the common problems of geo-environmental issues all around the world. Modification of clay soils...
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Potential of smectite/illite/chamomile extract in gelatin films as active food packaging materials
The present study aims to develop active films based on gelatin (FG) and clays, either smectite (Sm) or Illite (IL), and enriched with chamomile...
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Aflatoxin Adsorption by Natural and Heated Sepiolite and Palygorskite in Comparison with Adsorption by Smectite
Smectites are effective binders of aflatoxin in aqueous solutions. Unfortunately, their efficacy is reduced in guts because of interference by...
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Effect of CO2-H2O-Smectite Interactions on Permeability of Clay-Rich Rocks Under CO2 Storage Conditions
CO 2 uptake by smectites can cause swelling and self-stressing in shallow clay-rich caprocks under CO 2 storage P–T and constrained conditions....
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Effects of Metal-Polycation Pillaring and Exchangeable Cations on Aflatoxin Adsorption by Smectite
Natural smectites bind aflatoxins from water effectively, but the complex chemical environment in the guts of mammals and other animals can limit...
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Boron and lithium isotopic signatures of nanometer-sized smectite-rich mixed-layers of bentonite beds from Campos Basin (Brazil)
Boron and lithium were analyzed in three nanometer-sized (<20, 20-50 and 50-100 nm) separates of two Santonian (85.8-83.5 Ma) bentonite samples...
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Modifying a Smectite using Organic Nutrients to Enhance its Efficacy at Removing Aflatoxin B1 from Corn Fermentation Solution
Aflatoxins in contaminated corn do not degrade in corn fermentation solution (CFS) during biofuel production; rather, they are enriched in the...
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Mineralogical evolution of a weathering profile in the Tagaung Taung Ni laterite deposit: significance of smectite in the formation of high-grade Ni ore in Myanmar
Myanmar has a drier sub-tropical climate than countries that typically contain Ni laterite deposits, but hosts a Ni laterite deposit at Tagaung...
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From Coupling Second-Order Stresses to Understanding and Predicting the Structural Response of a Dioctahedral Smectite
The employment of clay minerals in the transport of water, nutrients, and contaminants depends on a few factors, including permeability, hydration...
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Smectite illitization of the Talhar shale, Lower Goru Formation, Southern Indus Basin, Pakistan
Subsurface samples of the Talhar shale, Lower Goru Formation, are analyzed for smectite (montmorillonite) and illite in the Nur-dep#1 (ND‒1), well 2,...
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Initial Stages of Smectite Chloritization in the Humus-Eluvial Horizon of Podzolic Soil in the Model Field Experiment
AbstractA field experiment was conducted to study the initial stages of chloritization (aluminization) of smectite (fraction <1 μm) with various...
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Effects of inhibitor KCl on hydration swelling and softening of a smectite-poor mudstone
The swelling and softening of mudstones caused by water often lead to serious geological disasters. In petroleum exploration and development, the...
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Clay Mineral Associations of the Quaternary Fluvial Deposits in Fez Area
The city of Fez is located in the north-center part of the Saïs Basin composed of marine sediments of Miocene age which have been submitted to...
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Mineralogy, Chemistry, and Thermal and Surface Properties of Various Technological Types of K-Bentonite from the Dolná Ves Deposit (Kremnické vrchy Mts., Western Carpathians, Slovakia)
The Dolná Ves K-bentonite deposit is one of a few known economic accumulations of illite-smectite in the world. Several studies have been done on the...
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In-situ analysis and genetic investigation of Li-bearing minerals in McDermitt clay-type lithium deposit, Nevada, USA
Clay-type Li deposits are poised to play a pivotal role in addressing the surging global demand for Li. The McDermitt clay-type Li deposit, located...
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K-Ar AND Rb-Sr DATING OF NANOMETER-SIZED SMECTITE-RICH MIXED LAYERS FROM BENTONITE BEDS OF THE CAMPOS BASIN (RIO DE JANEIRO STATE, BRAZIL)
K-Ar isotopic dating has been applied to alkali-rich nanometer-sized illite separates of bentonites since the late 1990s. In the present study, K-Ar...
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Assessment of Shale Gas Potential of the Triassic and Devonian Formations in the an Chau Basin (Vietnam)
An Chau Basin extends on the northeastern land part of Vietnam, with an approximate area of 10,000 km2. Devonian and Triassic core shale and outcrop...
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Enhanced Identification of Fracture Smectites and Other Alteration Minerals Via Short-Wave Infrared Reflectance at Two Finnish Crystalline Sites, Olkiluoto and Hyrkkölä
Fracture filling minerals and the smectite-group clay minerals in particular play a significant role in the geotechnical stability of the fractured...
