Transactions of the INDIAN CERAMIC SOCIETY Vol. 11 1952
Studies on Exchangeable Bases in Clays in Relation
to their Ceramic properties :
Balabheem Rao.
Pages : 216-217
DOI : 10.1080/0371750X.1952.10877582
Abstract
Base exchange reactions were known for many years to
operate in natural soil and in the synthetic water softening
agents when in use. In recent years extensive studies on base
exchange in relation to ceramic properties have been made 1 9
.
Two types of exchange are recognised in clays. One is a
simple replacement of cations in the diffuse double layer and
the other is a replacement of cations in the lattice structure
of the mineral. The nature of cations in the outer double
layer controls the important ceramic properties like plasticity
green and dry strength, etc. Moreover as shown by Holdridge3
,
properties of a given clay mineral can be manipulated by
adjusting the exchangeable bases. The present base exchange
study of Hyderabad clays was undertaken with a view to
determine the exchangeable bases in the different clays
