Determination of thickness, aspect ratio and size distributions for platey particles using sedimentation field-flow fractionation and electron microscopy
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1997
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Beckett, R.
Murphy, D.
Tadjiki, S.
Chittleborough, D.
Giddings, J.
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Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 1997; 120(1-3):17-26
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Ronald Beckett, Deirdre Murphy, Soheyl Tadjiki, David J. Chittleborough and J. Calvin Giddings
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Sedimentation field-flow fractionation (SdFFF) can be used to prepare fractions of very narrow mass range for electron microscopic (EM) analysis. Assuming the particle density is the same for all particles within that fraction the equivalent spherical diameter for the particles can be calculated from SdFFF theory. Integration of the micrograph image of each particle yields an area measurement which, when used in conjunction with the equivalent spherical particle diameter (from SdFFF), provides information about the particle thickness and aspect ratio. Thus SdFFF-SEM can be used to provide detailed information about clay morphology across the particle size distribution of the sample. Three clay minerals have been studied using the methodologies outlined in this paper. The aspect ratio for the Purvis School Mine kaolinite ranged from 2.8-5.9, for RM30 illite from 11.3-24.3, and for Muloorina illite from 3.1-4.3.
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© 1997 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.