• Compositional Features And Industrial Applications Of Kpankorogi And Ijero Ekiti Kaolin Clay

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    • This work focuses on Compositional features and industrial applications of Kpankorogi and ijero Ekiti kaolin clay

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    • CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]1.0 INTRODUCTIONKaolin 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; Klein and Kuribut, 1993; Slivka, ... Continue reading---