Viscoelastic behaviour of flocculated silica sediments in concentrated monovalent chloride salt solutions

• Published in: Minerals engineering Vol. 110; pp. 131 - 138
• Main Authors: Quezada, Gonzalo, Jeldres, Ricardo I., Goñi, Christian, Toledo, Pedro G., Stickland, Anthony D., Scales, Peter J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 15.08.2017
• Subjects: Creep-recovery tests; Flocculated suspensions; Maker and breaker ions; Silica sediments; Yield stress; Flocculated suspensions; Maker and breaker ions; Creep-recovery tests; Yield stress; Silica sediments

•Viscoelastic behaviour of flocculated silica in concentrated salt solutions is studied.•Creep recovery, yield stress, and critical strain energy follow the Hofmeister series.•Structure maker cations produce stronger networks than structure breaker cations.•Our model of viscoelastic behaviour satisf...