Enhancing the flocculation of stable bentonite suspension …
The stability of the bentonite particles in dispersion can be explained through the DLVO (Derjaguin-Landua-Verwey-Overbeek) theory [18], [19], [20].It states that in dispersion the colloidal particles are under the influence of two independent forces represented in the van der Waals attractive forces and the electrostatic repulsive forces …