5) Aggregation, a result of ionic or thermal conditions, alters the hydrational layer around clay platelets, removes the deflocculant from positive edge charges and allows platelets to assume a faceto- face structure.
5) Aggregation, a result of ionic or thermal conditions, alters thehydrational layer around clay platelets, removes the deflocculantfrom positive edge charges and allows platelets to assume a faceto-face structure.