Fractal nature of bentonite–water–NaCl gel systems evidenced by viscoelastic properties and model of gels
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The effect of ionic strength on the viscoelastic behaviour of bentonite dispersion has been investigated and quantified by the elastic modulus (G′) to insure the fractal nature of the bentonite-water-NaCl gel systems. Whatever the ionic strength of the medium, this rheological parameter followed a scaling law as a function of the bentonite volume fraction. Shih's fractal model (strong-link regime) was used to better fit the experimental data in coagulated and non-coagulated gels. A good agreement between the experimental results at different ionic strength and calculated data was obtained. The fractal dimension (D) varied with ionic strength and had a minimum value at maximum coagulation which is in agreement with the fractal nature of the bentonite gels.
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OpenAlex topics: Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies · Soil and Unsaturated Flow · Material Dynamics and Properties
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