It is a fine clay that forms as a deposit of volcanic ash for around 2.6 million years. Also known as the Montmorillonite clay, the French region it was discovered from, the substance is a commonly ...

THE two-dimensional structure of montmorillonite has been illustrated by electron micrographs of the face view of the plates 1–3. We report what we believe to be the first micrograph to be ...

Further simulations by Ho focused on a specific type of clay prevalent in shale surrounding oil and gas reservoirs – ...

These cations were introduced in the interlayer space of montmorillonite by cation exchange, which formed heat-stable pillars between the silicate layers. Polynuclear hydroxy-Al was preferentially ...

Ho conducted computer simulations of the molecular interactions between layers of montmorillonite clay, water and hydrogen. He found that hydrogen does not prefer to go into the watery gaps ...

Now, however, writing in Science, Nicholas Kotov and colleagues 1 of the University of Michigan demonstrate the truly exceptional mechanical properties of a multilayer montmorillonite (MTM ...

CCC values increased with increasing ESP, increasing SAR, and increasing pH. The pH dependence of illite/kaolinite was greater than that of illite/montmorillonite especially at high ESP and SAR. The ...

Des gisements de montmorillonites existent aux USA (Utah, Wyoming, Texas). La montmorillonite et la kaolinite sont des argiles très répandues à la surface du globe. Ce minéral a été récemment détecté ...

Particle fillers used and proposed in the literature include the nanoclays montmorillonite (MMT) and kaolinite, carbon nanotubes, and graphene nanosheets.

It may be technically feasible to store hydrogen in depleted oil and gas reservoirs, opening the door for more widespread geologic storage of hydrogen in areas without an abundance of salt caverns ...

The set up of each machine varies as follows: The basal 001-reflection of the clay mineral Na montmorillonite is shown with progressing dehydration. Loss of interlayer water in Na montmorillonite is ...