Program in Clay Mineral Chemistry
Department
of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
University of Illinois
1. Reduction of Structural Iron in Clays by Sodium Dithionite
2. Reduction of Structural Iron in Clays by Bacteria
3. Clay Analysis for Fe(II) and Total Fe Using 1,10-Phenanthroline (Phen Method -- UV-light)
5. Clay Analysis for Fe(II) Using HCl Digestion (Ferrozine Method)
6. UV-Visible Data Collection for Fe(II) and Total Fe
7. Calculation of Fe(II) and Total Fe from UV-Visible Data of Phen Method
8. Calculation of Fe(II) from UV-Visible Data of Ferrozine Method
9. Calculation of Amount of Sample for Analysis by Mössbauer Spectroscopy
10.. Analysis of Any Sample for Fe(II) and Fe(III) using Mössbauer Spectroscopy
11. Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry
12. Cation Exchange Capacity of Soils
13. Cation Exchange Capacity of Clays
14. Cation Fixation Capacity of Clays
15. Controlled-atmosphere Liquid Exchange
16. Glove Box Operation and Regeneration
17. Infrared Spectroscopy
18. Lithium Fixation
19. Magnetic Susceptibility
20. Operation of Mössbauer Spectrometer
21. Oxygen Meter on Glove Box
23. Particle-size Fractionation
24. pH
26. Removal of Poorly-crystalline Fe Oxides (Oxalate Method)
27. Removal of All Fe Oxides (Citrate-Bicarbonate-Dithionite Method)
28. Reoxidation of Reduced Smectite
29. Specific Surface Area Determination
30. Swelling Pressure Using Large Pressure Plate
31. Swelling Pressure Using Small Cells
32. X-ray Diffraction Analysis
33. HPLC Methods
34. Scheduling
35. Order Procedures: Compressed Gas Cylinders
36. Refilling the Liquid Nitrogen Storage Dewar
37. Electrical Double-layer Calculations
38. Mossbauer Calibration Procedure
40. Laboratory Inventory Finder
Laboratory Methods and Procedures