2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2014.09.014
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Isotropic–nematic phase transition in aqueous sepiolite suspensions

Abstract: Aqueous suspensions of sepiolite clay rods in water tend to form gels on increase of concentration. Here it is shown how addition of a small amount (0.1% of the clay mass) of a common stabiliser for clay suspensions, sodium polyacrylate, can allow the observation of an isotropic-nematic liquid crystal phase transition. This transition was found to move to higher clay concentrations upon adding NaCl, with samples containing 10(-3) M salt or above only displaying a gel phase. Even samples that initially formed l… Show more

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“…4c) and the texture observed closely matches the texture seen for aqueous nematic sepiolite (see also Ref. 6 ). The middle phase has more plates present (Fig.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 81%
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“…4c) and the texture observed closely matches the texture seen for aqueous nematic sepiolite (see also Ref. 6 ). The middle phase has more plates present (Fig.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 81%
“…6 Similarly, it is possible to modify interactions between MMT platelets by adsorbing surfactants. Whilst this was found to increase the concentration at which a gel was formed, a nematic MMT phase remains elusive.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] These charged clay nanosheets exhibit a wide variety of states (isotropic sols, liquid-crystal phases, repulsive and attractive arrested phases, flocs and aggregated sediments) depending not only on the size of the clay particles or the effect of charge location, but also on the ionic strength IS of the solution ( ∑ , where the sum performed over all types 'i' of ions of the solution, with concentration ci and with charge zi, is simply equal to the concentration of monovalent ions here), the valence and hydration properties of ions in the suspension. [15][16][17][18][19][20] Compared to this large body of literature, there is surprisingly few works dealing with the colloidal stability of one-dimensional clay particles such as sepiolite nanorods 21 or halloysite nanotubes. 22 It might be related to the challenges of stabilizing in aqueous media this type of anisometric objects that remain stable for only few hours.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Совсем недавно было показано [47], что дис-персия еще одной глины -сепиолита -проявляет ЖК-свойства. Сепиолит Mg 4 (Si 6 O 15 )(OH) 2 6H 2 O слоистый минерал, состоящий из тетрагональных селикатных слоев, связанных с октаэдрическими слоями, содержащими магний.…”
Section: глиныunclassified