CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF WET AND DRY BENEFICIATION OF KANKARA KAOLIN

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  • N Salahudeen DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA
  • A Nasiru DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, NASARAWA, NIGERIA
  • AS Ahmed DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA
  • M Dauda DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA
  • SM Waziri DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA
  • PC Okonkwo DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA
  • MT Isa DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4314/njt.342.934

Keywords:

Kaolin, dry, wet, beneficiation, XRF, particle size

Abstract

Chemical and physical comparative effect of wet and dry beneficiation processes for purification of kaolin was studied. X-ray flourescence XRF and particle size analysis of kaolin clay before and after beneficiation were carried out. The Si/Al ratio of the raw kaolin which was 1.90 decreased by 1.6 and 17.9% after the wet and dry beneficiation processes respectively. The clay content of the raw clay which was 48 wt% was improved to 73 wt% after the dry beneficiation while the impurity content was reduced from 52 to 27wt%.

 

http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/njt.v34i2.13

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CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF WET AND DRY BENEFICIATION OF KANKARA KAOLIN. (2015). Nigerian Journal of Technology, 34(2), 297-300. https://doi.org/10.4314/njt.342.934

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