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A study on the effect of colloidal silica in peptising iron oxide with reference to red brown soil formation on limestone
Author(s) -
Khan D. H.
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740110303
Subject(s) - flocculation , colloid , iron oxide , oxide , ion , chemistry , mineralogy , colloidal particle , colloidal silica , chemical engineering , inorganic chemistry , metallurgy , materials science , organic chemistry , engineering , coating
Colloidal silica will peptise Fe 2 O 3 in alkaline media containing Na ions, but Ca ions cause flocculation of the silica and no peptisation of Fe 2 O 2 occurs. It is concluded that the theory of Reifenberg on the formation of terra rossa on limestone is untenable.