The Montmorillonite differential thermal curve. I. - General Variability in the Dehydroxylation Region

The various types of curves given by montmorillonite samples are discussed and compared ; possible reasons for differences are considered. The exchangeable cations, and the fixation of cations, affect not only the hygroscopic moisture region but also the dehydroxylation region of the curve. The reasons for this can at present only be surmised, but eventual solution would undoubtedly lead to clarification of the true montmorillonite structure .Mackenzie R.C. The Montmorillonite differential thermal curve. I. - General Variability in the Dehydroxylation Region. In: Bulletin du Groupe français des argiles. Tome 9, nouvelle série n°4, 1957. pp. 7-15