Chemical Analysis of the Iron, Sodium, Potassium, Titanium and Aluminum Content of Kaolin Sample from Kankara, Kastina Nigeria

Zerendu Christian; Okorn George; Raji Saheed Akinleye; Ibraheem Wasiu Aderemi

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Chemical Analysis of the Iron, Sodium, Potassium, Titanium and Aluminum Content of Kaolin Sample from Kankara, Kastina Nigeria

Zerendu Christian, Okorn George, Raji Saheed Akinleye, Ibraheem Wasiu Aderemi

Published in World Journal of Applied Chemistry (Volume 2, Issue 4)

Received: 14 August 2017 Accepted: 30 August 2017 Published: 30 September 2017

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Abstract

A total of 100 Clay samples was collected from Kankara Mengwa and Kankara Babangida and were analyzed for their Na, K, Fe, Al and Ti content using Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis with Near Infra-Red analytical techniques. The result of the analysis hinted that the Kankara Mengwa kaolin is more qualitative than Kankara Babangida because of its low iron content, high aluminum content, low alkaline metal (Na and K) and low Ti content. It is envisaged that the findings of this research would provide substantial information that will trigger large scale industrial use of this clay.

Published in	World Journal of Applied Chemistry (Volume 2, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.wjac.20170204.12
Page(s)	129-133
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Kaolin, Kankara, Neutron Activation, Near Infrared, Clay

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Zerendu Christian, Okorn George, Raji Saheed Akinleye, Ibraheem Wasiu Aderemi. Chemical Analysis of the Iron, Sodium, Potassium, Titanium and Aluminum Content of Kaolin Sample from Kankara, Kastina Nigeria. World J Appl Chem. 2017;2(4):129-133. doi: 10.11648/j.wjac.20170204.12

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Zerendu Christian

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Physical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Zaria, Nigeria
Okorn George

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Physical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Zaria, Nigeria
Raji Saheed Akinleye

Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, Nigeria
Ibraheem Wasiu Aderemi

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Physical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Zaria, Nigeria

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Zerendu Christian, Okorn George, Raji Saheed Akinleye, Ibraheem Wasiu Aderemi. Chemical Analysis of the Iron, Sodium, Potassium, Titanium and Aluminum Content of Kaolin Sample from Kankara, Kastina Nigeria. World J Appl Chem. 2017;2(4):129-133. doi: 10.11648/j.wjac.20170204.12

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