Temperature dependence of aging kinetics of hectorite clay suspensions

Ruiwen Shu1, Weixiang Sun1, Xinxing Liu1

  • 1Research Institute of Materials Science and State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.

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