APPLICATION OF 1H-NMR RELAXOMETRY TO THE DETERMINATION OF THE WATER CONTENT IN CLAY SOILS
Journal Title: Structure and Environment - Year 2015, Vol 0, Issue 4
Abstract
The NMR technique is widely used in polymer, chemical, and agrifood industries, as well as in many other fields of science and technology. This work presents results from the use of FID (Free Induction Decay) application to determine the water content in clay soil samples. The widely used oven-drying method is time-consuming and precludes using the same sample to another test, because drying process damages the internal structure of soil. Three clay soils, characterized by high surface area, were used in the research and six to eight samples for each soil were tested. The obtained dependence curve between FID Signal Intensities and mass of water was characterized by a high correlation coefficient (R2 = 0.97). The curve can be used to determine the mass of water present in clay soil sample on the basis of FID Signal Intensity. Such approach allows 1H-NMR relaxometry to be applied for the determination of water content in soil samples in a fast and non-destructive way.
Authors and Affiliations
Edyta Nartowska, Tomasz Kozłowski, Marta Kolankowska
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