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Characterizing of bentonite with chemical, physical and electrical perspectives for improvement of electrical grounding systems


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Siow, Chun Lim and Gomes, Chandima and Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin (2013) Characterizing of bentonite with chemical, physical and electrical perspectives for improvement of electrical grounding systems. International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 8 (9). pp. 11429-11447. ISSN 1452-3981

Abstract

The application of bentonite as electrical grounding improvement material (GIM) has been investigated. Bentonite is a type of clay which has high tendency to absorb and retain water, and swells. This property makes it desirable for applications in grounding system improvement as they could result in lowering as well as minimizing the fluctuation of ground resistance over a long period of time. However, these properties depend on the type of bentonite. Commercially, there are two types of available bentonite; namely sodium bentonite and calcium bentonite. Several experiments were conducted to determine the chemical composition, water absorption rate, swelling capability; density and resistivity of calcium bentonite since such information are not available in the literature.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
Publisher: Electrochemical Science Group
Keywords: Bentonite; Electrode; Backfill material; Grounding; Chemical composition
Depositing User: Muizzudin Kaspol
Date Deposited: 01 Jul 2014 04:00
Last Modified: 21 Nov 2019 00:19
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28482
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