Determination of the clay index of limestone with methylene blue adsorption using a UV-VIS spectrophotometric method

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1815-1817

  Potgieter, J H ^a   Strydom, C A ^b  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CLAY; LIMESTONE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

CLAY INDEX; METHYLENE BLUE;

CEMENTS;

EID: 0033340433     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(99)00175-1     Document Type: Article

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