
%0 Journal Article
%A Srivastava, SK 
%A Chauhan, OS 
%T Viscometric studies on the aqueous suspensions of clay-protein complexes
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1975/06/01
%V 28
%N 6
%P 1273-1277
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9751273
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9751273 
%X The viscosity variations of aqueous suspensions of certain homoionic forms of bentonite were measured following adsorption of different kinds and quantities of proteins. Dissymmetry and interaction of the clay-organic complexes were then calculated from the Schulz-Blaschke equation. A positive and almost linear relation was observed between the dissymmetry of H- and Al-bentonite and the amount of protein adsorbed. H-bentonite displayed greater dissymmetry and it is inferred that edge-to-edge and edge-to-face linkage of clay particles takes place. Maximum dissymmetry of H-bentonite-protein complexes was found at isoelectric pH of the proteins. Mg-bentonite however behaves differently. 
