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Clays and Clay Minerals, 1969, Vol. 17,pp. 309-322. Pergamon Press. Printed in Great Britain E L E C T R O C H E M I C A L A L T E R A T I O N OF CLAY SOILS* D. H. GRAY Depa~ment~CivilEngineering, TheUniversityofMichigan, AnnA~or, Mich. 48104 and J. SCHLOCKER U.S. GeologicalSurvey, MenloPark, Cali~rnia, U.S.A. (Received 19May 1969) Abstract-The composition and physical properties of three clay soils were altered by introducing aluminum under an electro-chemical gradient in order to evaluate the role of pH in controlling changes in soil composition and the feasibility of pH buffering during electrochemical treatment. Both X-ray diffraction and selective chemical extraction methods were used to determine the distribution and mode of occurrence of aluminum in the treated samples. Aluminum was detected in the treated samples in both exchangeable form and as a hydroxy-aluminum interlayer. Aluminum oxide minerals such as gibbsite were not detected in any of the treated samples. Mineralization by aluminum ions was speeded and intensified in bentonite soils by buffering the catholyte with carbon dioxide. Plasticity of bentonite soil samples from South Dakota was reduced markedly by electrochemical treatment, whereas the plasticity of an illite soil from Illinois and an illite-montmorillonite soil from