Laboratory measurements of the light scattering properties of bentonite clay particles embedded in a cylindrical polymer matrix

摘要

The volume scattering function and degree of linear polarization of randomly oriented bentonite clay particles were investigated as a function of scattering angle at 543.5 nm, 594.5 nm and 632.8 nm incident laser wavelengths by using a detector array-incorporated laboratory light scattering setup. Readings were taken in steps of 1° from an angle of 10°to 170°and each detector was separated from the next one by an angle of 10°. A transparent cylindrical polymer matrix made of cycloaliphatic amine-cured thermosetting epoxy resin was used to hold the scattering samples in front of the laser beam. For background correction the measurements were taken in differential mode.