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  • Materials Science
  • Environmental Science

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  • Clay mineral swelling is crucial for industrial and environmental applications.
  • Mixed-layer clay minerals like rectorite, containing smectite, are widespread but understudied regarding hydration.
  • Understanding rectorite hydration is vital for mineralogy and industry.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the swelling behavior of rectorite using computational simulations.
  • To compare the hydration and swelling of rectorite with montmorillonite.
  • To elucidate the thermodynamic stability and ion distribution in hydrated rectorite.

Main Methods:

  • Combined molecular dynamics (MD) and Monte Carlo (MC) simulations.
  • Grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations to obtain swelling curves.
  • MD simulations to analyze free-energy curves and ion distribution at 100% relative humidity.

Main Results:

  • Na-rectorite exhibits a more stable bilayer hydrate than a monolayer hydrate, similar to Na-montmorillonite.
  • Interlayer sodium ions in Na-rectorite display an asymmetrical distribution, unlike the symmetrical distribution in Na-montmorillonite.
  • Sodium ions in rectorite preferentially distribute near the illite layer due to unequal layer charges.

Conclusions:

  • Rectorite's swelling behavior is comparable to montmorillonite in terms of hydrate stability.
  • The asymmetrical ion distribution in rectorite is a key difference from montmorillonite, driven by its mixed-layer structure.
  • These findings enhance the comprehension of mixed-layer clay hydration and its implications.