Introduction to Colloid Science: Applications to sediment characterization

• Main Author: Chassagne, Claire (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Delft TU Delft Open 2021
• Subjects: Materials science; colloid; clay; sediment; flocculation; settling; consolidation; physico-chemistry; DLVO theory; rheology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This book is meant as an introduction to the field of colloid science, i.e. the study of the behaviour of micrometric particles in a fluid (or a gas). The book was written with a special emphasis on sediment particles. Sediment particles are complex colloidal particles due to their composition, shap...