Comparison of methods for determining specific surface area of soils

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 931-936

  Yukselen, Yeliz ^a   Kaya, Abidin ^b  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b URS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Clays; Comparative studies; Inorganic chemicals; Organic matter

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ETHERS; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; KAOLIN; TITRATION;

ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOETHYL ETHER (EGME); MB-SPOT TEST; METHYLENE BLUE (MB) - TITRATION; ORGANIC MATTER; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA (SSA);

CLAY;

ADSORPTION; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; CLAY SOIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL TEST; SURFACE AREA;

ADSORPTION; SOIL BURIAL TEST;

EID: 33745233272     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2006)132:7(931)     Document Type: Article

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