On the mechanism of exfoliation of 'Vermiculite'
As well as thermal methods, vermiculite may also be exfoliated chemically. By far the most effective chemical method known is that of using hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2).The exfoliating action of H 2 O 2 on particles of weathered mica was first noted independently by Drosdoff & Miles and Groves during soil particle size analyses procedures where H 2 O 2 was …