Material
- Name
- Na-Montmorillonite with adsorbed and interlayer water
- Origin
- natural terrestrial
- Comments
- Mass fraction probably > 0.75 (for raw and 0.87-0.95 for < 2µm size) - Contain 0.11 of Saponite - Adsorption independent of particle size (aggregate of < 2µm particles) but can vary with ambient conditions
- Texture
- clay-like
- Grain sizes
-
Grains Size min Size max Size median Size width Size mass fraction Grain shape #1 25.0 ${\mu}m$ 50.0 ${\mu}m$ 1.0 aggregate - Size method
- dry sieving between 25 and 50 µm meshs, without grinding
- Number
- 3
- Arrangement
- single phase
| Name | Compound type | Arrangement | Mass ($g$) | Mass fraction | Adsorbat name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Na-Montmorillonite | phyllosilicate | single phase | 1.0 $\pm$ 0.001 | |||
| Adsorbed water | physically adsorbed phase | sorbed phase | Na-Montmorillonite | |||
| Interlayer water | interlayer phase | sorbed phase | Na-Montmorillonite |