Table 1 Densification of Modified Muskeg Composites as a Function of Composition. Measured density of muskeg samples modified using a fixed amount of 10 g of wet muskeg with different concentrations of added mulch and hydroxyethylcellulose. Na₂SiO₃ is used as the precursor and the hydrolysis and condensation reaction is base catalyzed in each instance listed here.

Amount of Na₂SiO₃ (mL)	Amount of Mulch (g)	Amount of Catalyst (mL)	Amount of Additives (g)	Density (g/cm³)
Unmodified				0.20 ± 0.01 g/cm³
30 mL	0 g	10 mL	2 g	0.95 ± 0.08 g/cm³
30 mL	0 g	10 mL	4 g	0.73 ± 0.07 g/cm³
20 mL	5 g	10 mL	2 g	0.56 ± 0.05 g/cm³
30 mL	5 g	10 mL	2 g	1.02 ± 0.09 g/cm³
30 mL	5 g	10 mL	4 g	1.05 ± 0.08 g/cm³
20 mL	10 g	10 mL	1 g	0.62 ± 0.05 g/cm³
20 mL	10 g	5 mL	2 g	0.66 ± 0.06 g/cm³
10 mL	10 g	10 mL	2 g	0.55 ± 0.05 g/cm³
20 mL	10 g	15 mL	2 g	0.69 ± 0.06 g/cm³
20 mL	10 g	10 mL	2 g	0.61 ± 0.06 g/cm³
30 mL	10 g	10 mL	2 g	0.72 ± 0.07 g/cm³
20 mL	10 g	10 mL	3 g	0.70 ± 0.07 g/cm³
20 mL	15 g	10 mL	2 g	0.65 ± 0.06 g/cm³
30 mL	15 g	10 mL	2 g	0.76 ± 0.06 g/cm³
30 mL	15 g	10 mL	4 g	0.73 ± 0.06 g/cm³

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