Journal
APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE
Volume 126, Issue -, Pages 50-56Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2016.02.020
Keywords
Clay mineral; Specific heat; Relaxation time; Pelotherapy; Thermotherapy
Funding
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Medical Hydrology [UCM-911757]
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Geomaterials and Geological Processes [C-144]
- Andalusia Board (Mineralogy and Environmental Geochemistry and Health) [RNM-349]
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To prepare peloids for thermotherapy, the thermal behaviour of their component clay pastes needs to be known. This study was designed to experimentally determine the specific heat capacity and cooling kinetics of pastes prepared by adding different proportions of water to eight commercially available clays of different composition. According to exponential equations fitted to the cooling curves for the pastes, a new parameter designated the relaxation time is proposed. Using this parameter, the clayey pastes could be classified on the basis of rate of heat release. According to its specific heat capacity and relaxation time, Na-activated magnesium bentonite emerged as the most suitable clay material to prepare peloids with applications in thermotherapy. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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