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Kinetics of Mg-Ni saponite crystallization from precursor mixtures

Résumé

Smectite growth is of importance across various fields due to their abundance on the surface of both Earth and Mars. However, the impact of the crystallinity of initial materials on smectite growth processes remains poorly understood. In this study, the kinetic processes of smectite growth were examined via experimental synthesis of tri-octahedral Mg-Ni saponites. Mg-Ni saponites were synthesized using mixed precursors, specifically end-member Mg-saponite and Ni-saponite, which exhibit different crystallinities. The crystal chemistry and morphology of samples were analyzed using X-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, and high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy. The experimental results converge towards these main conclusions: (i) the formation of Mg-Ni saponite solid solutions are promoted when the precursors are small particles, whereas large-particle precursors limit their own dissolution and do not yield Mg-Ni saponite solid solutions under the experimental conditions; (ii) because Ni exhibits a greater stability within the saponite structure compared to Mg, the Mg–Ni-saponite solid solutions formed more easily from the mixture of Ni-saponite germs and well-crystallized Mg-saponite precursors than from the mixture of Mg-saponite germs and well-crystallized Ni-saponite precursors; (iii) the dissolution extent (DE) of precursor mixtures increases with longer synthesis time, higher synthesis temperature, and larger gap between synthesis temperature of precursors and of samples, and stabilizes once it reaches a certain value. Thus DE can be used for estimating the kinetic of Mg-Ni saponite crystallization from precursor mixtures. These results obtained from the experimental Mg-Ni saponite system are useful for predicting the evolution processes of smectite in nature systems.
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hal-04728631 , version 1 (11-10-2024)

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  • HAL Id : hal-04728631 , version 1

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Chaoqun Zhang, Alain Decarreau, Philippe Blanc, Fabien Baron, Yuhuan Yuan, et al.. Kinetics of Mg-Ni saponite crystallization from precursor mixtures. 2024. ⟨hal-04728631⟩
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