Material: Halloysite NZ

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Provenance: Matauri Bay (North Island, New Zealand)

Description: The sample analysed in this study is a commercial natural specimen of halloysite from Matauri Bay (North Island, New Zealand) widely used in the ceramic industry to manufacture glazes. The sample is sold by Walker Ceramics, Victoria, Australia with code BA 139 kaolin.

FPTI index: 1.917

FPTI error: 0.106

Parameters:



   Mean Length


Value:       1.5

Value Error:       0.0

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   Mean Diameter


Value:       0.13

Value Error:       0.013534

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   Crystal Curvature


Value:       cylindrical surface

Value Error:       0.0

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   Crystal Habit


Value:       curled/acicular

Value Error:       0.0

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   Fibre Density


Value:       2.59

Value Error:       0.0

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   Hydrophobic Character of the Surface


Value:       hydrophilic

Value Error:       0.0

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   Surface Area


Value:       26.5

Value Error:       0.006

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   Total Iron Content


Value:       0.05

Value Error:       0.0

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   Ferrous Iron


Value:       0.0

Value Error:       0.009197

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   Surface Ferrous/Iron Nuclearity


Value:       1

Value Error:       0.02

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   Content of toxic elements other than iron


Value:       1.18

Value Error:       0.05

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   Fibre dissolution rate


Value:       12.0

Value Error:       0.0

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   Mean velocity of iron release


Value:       0.02

Value Error:       0.00607

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   Velocity of amorphous silica production with dissolution


Value:       2.01

Value Error:       0.0

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   Mean velocity release of toxic elements


Value:       4.08

Value Error:       0.000821

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   Zeta Potential


Value:       negative at both pH = 4.5 and pH = 7.4

Value Error:       0.0

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   Zeta Potential induced fibre aggregation


Value:       50.0

Value Error:       0.0

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   Cation exchange capacity


Value:       False

Value Error:       0.0

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