Solid state NMR characterisation of the thermal transformation of Fuller's Earth

• Published in: Solid state nuclear magnetic resonance Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 257 - 267
• Main Authors: Drachman, S.R., Roch, G.E., Smith, M.E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.12.1997
• Subjects: Aluminum; Aluminum Compounds - chemistry; Dehydroxylation; Fuller's Earth; Isotopes; Magnesium Compounds - chemistry; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; NMR; Silicates - chemistry; Silicon; Temperature; Thermal transformation; Dehydroxylation; NMR; Fuller's Earth; Thermal transformation

Fuller's Earth, a dioctahedral calcium montmorillonite clay mineral of the smectite group, undergoes thermal transformation via a series of complex intermediate states that are highly structurally disordered. Fuller's Earth is a commercially significant material with considerable levels of...