Liquid–solid transition, particularly in clay–water systems, can be observed in many
industrial applications as well as under natural conditions. This complex process depends
on many factors characterising the solid (nature, reactivity, size, morphology of clay
particles) and the liquid (chemical properties, pH and salinity). In order to show the influence
of rheological properties of the mud system (liquid state) on cake formation (solid state),
experiments have been performed with a colloidal suspension of kaolinite. First, the yield …