High-aluminum-affinity silica is a nanoparticle that seeds secondary aluminosilicate formation.

Despite the importance and abundance of aluminosilicates throughout our natural surroundings, their formation at neutral pH is, surprisingly, a matter of considerable debate. From our experiments in dilute aluminum and silica containing solutions (pH ~ 7) we previously identified a silica polymer wi...

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Main Authors: Ravin Jugdaohsingh, Andy Brown, Martin Dietzel, Jonathan J Powell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0084397&type=printable
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