Comparison of two Algerian bentonites: Physico-chemical and retention capacity study

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 91-92, Issue , 2014, Pages 6-11

  Arbaoui, Fahd ^a,b   Boucherit, Mohamed Nadir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BLIDA   (Algeria)

^b NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE OF BIRINE   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Algerian bentonite; Cations exchange capacity; Differential scanning calorimetry; Nuclear waste; Specific surface area

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894465032     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2014.02.001     Document Type: Article

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