Paper on smectite hydration accepted by ACS Earth and Space Chemistry

Link: doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.9b00178

Sorption isotherm models have traditionally served as an invaluable tool to characterize synthesized and natural mineral particles, but often fail to describe the behavior of swelling materials. This research presents a novel composite isotherm model that describes water uptake by adsorption, step-wise intercalation, and condensation.