The Defect Structure of Kaolinite

高岭石（粘土）的几个方面将被研究：1)高岭石中可能存在哪些缺陷；2)不同地质来源的高岭石是否具有不同的缺陷结构；3)对于那些似乎是两种高岭石混合物的样品，这两种成分是否可以分离（如果可以，它们在晶体学和化学上有何不同）；4)在不同晶体形态的高岭石样品中，是否存在与不同缺陷结构相关的形态？ 5)高岭石缺陷结构与其化学成分之间是否存在关系？6)高岭石的缺陷结构与其插层有机化合物的能力之间是否存在关系？除了它们的科学价值，粘土是极其重要的工业和农业材料，它们的性质对工业和农业过程至关重要。

Several aspects of kaolinites (clays) will be investigated: 1) what possible defects are present in kaolinites, 2) do kaolinites from different geologic origins have different defect structures, 3) for those samples which appear to be mixtures of two kaolinites, can the two constituents be separated (if so, how do they differ crystallographically and chemically), 4) in kaolinite samples which show different crystal morphologies, are themorphologies related to different defect structures, 5) is there a relation between the defect structure of a kaolinite and its chemical composition, 6) is there a relation between the defect structure of a kaolinite and its ability to intercalate organic compounds? In addition to their scientific interest, clays are extremely important industrial and agricultural materials and their properties are critical to industrial and agricultural processes.