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The Suitable Industrial Application Of Kaolin
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3.8 X-RAY FLUORESCENCE
The chemical compositions of the clay samples were determined by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis.
Samples were oven-dried at 100°C for 12 hours for adsorbed water measurements, and crushed. The powdered
Samples were then mixed with a binder (ratio of 1: 9 in grams of C-wax and EMU powder) at a ratio of 2: 9 (2 Gram binder and 9 gram sample). The powder mixture was then pelletized at a pressure of 15 Kbars for 1 minute.
Loss Of Ignition (LOI) experiment was performed prior to major element analysis. The XRF analyses were carried out at the Kaduna Geological Survey department, Kaduna State.
P-analytical PW1480 X-ray fluorescence spectrometer using a Rhodium Tube as the X-ray source was used. The technique reports concentration as percentage oxides for major elements and minor elements.
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER ONE1.0 INTRODUCTION Kaolin is a clay rock and part of the group of industrial mineral with the chemical composition (Al2Si205 (OH)4.It is a layered silicate mineral with one tetrahedral sheet linked through oxygen atoms to one octahedral sheet alumina i.e. structurally composed of silicate sheet (Si2O¬5) bonded to aluminum oxide/hydroxide layer Al2 (OH)4 called gibbsite layers and repeating layer of the mineral are hydrogen bonded together. (Rost, 1992; Bish, 1993; Kle ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER TWO2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW2.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The importance of kaolin is remarkable as one of the most abundant clay rock in soil and sediments, its properties are such that it interacts with other soil element to contribute to the mechanical stability of the soil column (Huertas et al, 1999; Chen et al., 2000). Kaolin is a layered clay rock and product of advanced weathering process. One layer of the clay consists of an alumina octahedral shut an ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER FIVE5.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION5.1 CONCLUSIONCompositional features and industrial applications of Kpankorogi and ijero Ekiti kaolin clay were analysed based on mineralogy, Chemical composition and physical characteristics of the deposits. This is with the view to determining its suitability as industrial raw material. From the study, it is Obtained that kpankorogi kaolin clay deposit is predominantly Quartz but with high SiO2 and Al2O3 contents, while ijero Ekiti k ... Continue reading---
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