Enhanced Viscosity of Aqueous Palygorskite Suspensions through Physical and Chemical Processing

Table 1

The chemical compositions, the physical properties, and the theoretical crystal structural formula of the palygorskite sample in present work.

Components	SiO2	Al2O3	TiO2	Fe2O3	FeO	MgO	CaO	Na2O	K2O	P2O5	SO3
Content/wt%	64.89	12.95	1.26	8.19	0.16	9.11	1.48	0.07	1.33	0.43	0.02
Crystal structural formula: (Mg0.81Al0.73Ca0.09Ti0.06)(Si3.83Al0.17)O10(OH)·4H2O
Cation exchange capacity (CEC): 49.8 meq/100 g
Specific surface area: 462.0 m^2/g