Silicic acid as a dispersibility enhancer in a Fe-oxide-rich kaolinitic soil clay
Title: Silicic acid as a dispersibility enhancer in a Fe-oxide-rich kaolinitic soil clay Authors: Nguyen, Minh N. Picardal, Flynn Dultz, Stefan Nguyen Anh V. Nguyen Khai M. Keywords: Silicic acid;Kaolinitic soil;Dispersion;Light scattering;Zeta potential Issue Date: 2017 Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS Citation: ISIKNOWLEDGE Abstract: Insoils, dispersion is a crucial steppreceding the loss of clay-sizedparticles by surface run-off and leaching,which in turn results in soil degradation. Despite the fact that silicic acid is common in soil solutions, its effect on aggre-gation stability offine sized particles in soils has not been detailed. Here we examined the effect of silicic acid on dispersion of a kaolinitic soil clay fraction rich in Fe-oxides (8.5%) at different pH values by combining dynamic light scattering for particle sizing and test tube experiments for examination of particles in suspension. Adsorp-tion of silic