Comparative yield stress determination for pure and interstratified smectite clays |
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Authors: | Saoussen Laribi Jean-Marie Fleureau Jean-Louis Grossiord Nejia Kbir-Ariguib |
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Institution: | (1) Laboratoire de Mécanique, CNRS UMR 8579, Ecole Centrale Paris, Châtenay-Malabry, France;(2) Laboratoire de Mécanique, CNRS UMR 8579, Ecole Centrale Paris, Châtenay-Malabry, France;(3) Laboratoire de Physique Pharmaceutique, Faculté de pharmacie, CNRS UMR 8612, Université Paris Sud, Châtenay-Malabry, France;(4) Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique, Hammam-Lif, Tunisie;(5) Present address: Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique, Hammam-Lif, Tunisie |
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Abstract: | Different experimental devices and operative procedures were used to obtain the main properties of suspensions of two purified clays, a pure smectite and an interstratified illite-smectite natural clay, at different concentrations. The yield stress values derived from flow and creep tests were found to be very consistent, while those derived from dynamic tests were observed to be much more sensitive to experimental conditions. Qualitatively, the two clays exhibit the same rheological behaviour, which can be modelled using the Herschel-Bulkley model; their yield stress increases with clay concentration and they present a thixotropic character for low concentrations, with an inversion of the curves when the clay concentration increases. However, significant differences were observed when considering numerical values. For the same clay concentration in the suspension, the yield stress of the pure smectite is distinctly higher than that of the interstratified one. The rheological properties of the pure smectite clay can be related to the swelling properties and the organisation of the minerals in water, leading to three-dimensional strong but deformable structures. On the other hand, the presence of a small percentage of illite in the natural clay gives it a brittle behaviour which collapses more easily under stress. |
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Keywords: | Interstratified clays Rheometry Yield stress Suspensions |
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