Published July 2018 | Version v1
Journal article

Study of water in Ca-montmorillonite by thermal analysis and positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy

  • 1. Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics (Slovakia)
  • 2. Comenius University, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences (Slovakia)

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The aim of this study is to characterize adsorbed liquid in montmorillonite structure for different levels of adsorption by both thermoanalytical and microstructural methods. Montmorillonite of Ca type is used for the analysis. Water desorption process occurring typically between 50 and 180 °C is analysed in details by thermogravimetric analysis. Thermal response of adsorbed water for the selected steps of desorption process is studied by differential scanning calorimetry. Corresponding characterization of free volume is performed by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy. An attempt to determine a correlation of characterization method results is provided.

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Journal Title
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
Journal Volume
133
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 247-254
ISSN
1388-6150

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