Table 2 Parameters derived from the anodic potentiostatic tests for 6.3% wt bentonite slurry carried out as a function of time

From: Anodic dissolution mechanisms of iron in bentonite slurries

Polarization time

Rs-start, Ω

Rs-finish, Ω

Gel pH

Slurry pH

Mass change, g

Q (Integrated charge), C

2 h

130

111

5.0 ± 0.5

9.5 ± 0.5

1.56

12.93

3 h

138

88

5.0 ± 0.5

9.5 ± 0.5

2.09

19.13

4 h

104

62

5.0 ± 0.5

9.5 ± 0.5

2.44

34.52

6 h

100

60

5.5 ± 0.5

9.5 ± 0.5

3.85

61.64

 

98

60

5.5 ± 0.5

9.5 ± 0.5

3.50

57.92