Browsing Chemistry by Subject "Clay minerals"
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Characterization of clays from Tharaka-Nithi County in Kenya for Industrial and Agricultural Applications
(2015-03)Clay samples from Tharaka-Nithi County in Kenya were characterized by hydrometer, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), TGA, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and powder diffraction ... -
Geochemical and Mineralogical Characteristics of Geophagic Materials from Kiambu, Kenya
(Modern Scientific Press Company, Florida, USA, 2012-09)Geophagia is the deliberate consumption of soil and clay. The practice of geophagia is due to reasons of culture, medicinal, religious and mineral deficiency. Geophagy is widespread among pregnant and ...