Clays from the Bafang region (West Cameroon): Properties and potential application as decolorizing agent of river water

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 322-329

  Woumfo, E Djoufac ^a   Djomgoue, P ^a   Tamfuh, P Azinwi ^a   Bitom, D ^a   Figueras, F ^b   Njopwouo, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Bafang; Humic substances; Kaolinite; Magnetite; Nyong waters

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SULFATES; BAFANG; CAMEROON; CLAY FRACTIONS; CLAY PARTICLES; DECOLORIZING AGENTS; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROXYL GROUPS; IR ADSORPTION BAND; MAGNETITE CONTENTS; MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENTS; NYONG WATERS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; REFERENCE MATERIAL; RIVER WATER; SETTLING VELOCITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

ALUMINUM; COAGULATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; KAOLINITE; MAGNETITE; RIVERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFURIC ACID; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER CONTENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADSORPTION;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM COMPOUND; COAGULATION; COLOR; GRAIN SIZE; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; KAOLINITE; MAGNETITE; PH; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; RIVER WATER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFATE; SULFURIC ACID; WATER QUALITY;

CAMEROON;

EID: 78149284227     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2010.08.017     Document Type: Article

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