Influence of pH on the thixotropy of magnesium aluminum hydroxide-kaolinite suspension

The influence of pH on the thixotropy of pure kaolinite suspension and magnesium aluminum hydroxide (Mg-AI-MMH)-kaolinite suspension was studied. The results show that the thixotropic type of pure kaolinite suspension was not affected by pH studied in the range of 3.60-12.00. The thixotropic type of Mg-AI-MMH-kaolinite suspension with mass ratio (R) value of MMH to kaolinite 0.029 transformed from complex thixotropy into positive thixotropy with increasing of pH in the range of pH 3.83-12.00, and the type of thixotropy of Mg-AI-MMH-kaolinite suspension with R = 0.129 transformed from positive thixotropy into complex thixotropy with increasing of pH in the range of pH 3.70-11.96.