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Table 2 Weight loss measurements of kaolinite, silver nitrate and silver nitrate–kaolinite mixes at 400 °C for 30 min

From: Characterization of silver–kaolinite (AgK): an adsorbent for long-lived 129I species

Material

Initial weight (g)

Weight after heating at 400 °C for 30 min (g)

Weight loss (g)

0.1 g AgNO3 + 9.9 g kaolinite (1 % AgNO3)

10.04

9.95

0.09

1 g AgNO3 + 9 g kaolinite (10 % AgNO3)

10.15

9.71

0.44

2 g AgNO3 + 8 g kaolinite (20 % AgNO3)

10.02

9.1

0.92

2.5 g AgNO3 + 7.5 g kaolinite (25 % AgNO3)

10.06

9.00

1.06

2 g AgNO3

2.01

1.94

0.07

8 g kaolinite

8.01

7.83

0.18