Chapter 1 The n-Butylammonium Vermiculite System .................. 1 References ........................................................ 23 Chapter 2 The Coulombic Attraction Theory of Colloid Stability ... 25 References ........................................................ 35 Chapter 3 Force-Distance Curves for Plate Macroions .............. 37 References ........................................................ 56 Chapter 4 Membrane Equilibria for Interacting Macroions .......... 57 References ........................................................ 75 Chapter 5 The Sol Concentration Effect in Clay Swelling .......... 77 References ........................................................ 93 Chapter 6 The Exact Mean Field Theory Solution for Plate Macroions .............................................. 95 References ....................................................... 124 Chapter 7 Criticisms and Refutations ............................ 127 References ....................................................... 140 Chapter 8 The Structure of a Dressed Macroion in Solution ....... 143 References ....................................................... 157 Chapter 9 The Counterion Distribution between Charged Plates in Solution ........................................... 159 References ....................................................... 174 Chapter 10 Freezing Experiments on n-Butylammonium Vermiculite Gels .................................................. 177 References ....................................................... 192 Chapter 11 The Effect of Adding Polymers to the Vermiculite System ................................................ 193 References ....................................................... 205 Chapter 12 The Mechanism and Strength of Polymer Bridging Flocculation .......................................... 207 References ....................................................... 225 Chapter 13 The Structure of Bridging Polymers .................... 227 References ....................................................... 241 Index ............................................................ 243