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Effect of Cetyl Pyridinium Bromide on the Water Absorption and Swelling of Soil

Nature volume 160, pages 828–829 (1947)Cite this article

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Surface-active quaternary ammonium salts containing a long-chain paraffin group find a number of technical and medical uses due to their adsorption by textiles, bacteria, etc. It has now been found that the adsorption of such compounds by clay particles affects the water absorption and swelling characteristics of soils.

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CLARE, K. Effect of Cetyl Pyridinium Bromide on the Water Absorption and Swelling of Soil. Nature 160, 828–829 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/160828a0

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