Critical Coagulation Concentration of Paddy Soil Clays in SodiumFerrous Iron Electrolyte
Atinut Saejiewa,
Olivier Grunbergera,
Somsri Aruninb,
Fabienne Favred,
Daniel Tessierc and
Pascal Boivin*,d
a Institut de Recherche pour le Développement-UR067BP 5045 Montpellier Cedex 1, France
b Land Development Dep., Paholyothin Rd., Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
c Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Route de St. Cyr, 78026 Versailles Cedex, France
d Lab. of Soil Science, Swiss Federal Inst. for Technology, EPFL-ENAC-ISTE, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

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Fig. 1. X-ray diffraction diagrams of <2-µm fraction.
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Fig. 2. Flocculation of Ca-clay in Na-Fe2+ electrolytes.
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Fig. 3. X-ray diffraction diagram of (a) sedimented clay and (b) suspended clay for total electrolyte concentration (TEC) below the critical coagulation concentration (CCC), regardless of the electrolyte.
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Fig. 4. Flocculation of Ca-clay in Na-Ca electrolyte.
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Fig. 5. (a) Flocculation of Na-Clay in Na-Ca electrolyte and (b) flocculation of Na-clay in Na-Fe2+ electrolyte.
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Fig. 6. Critical coagulation concentration (CCC) of (a) Ca-clay in Na-Ca and Na-Fe2+ electrolytes and CCC of (b) Na-clay in Na-Ca and Na-Fe2+ electrolytes.
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