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Mineralogy and Characterization of New Bentonite from Tahoua Region of Central Niger

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2019.21652
M. Gourouza
Laboratoire Matériaux-Eaux-Environnement, Université Abdou Moumouni, BP: 10662 Niamey, Niger
M. Harouna
Laboratoire de géo ressources et hydrogéologie, Université Abdou Moumouni, BP: 10662 Niamey, Niger
A. Zanguina
Laboratoire Matériaux-Eaux-Environnement, Université Abdou Moumouni, BP: 10662 Niamey, Niger
I. Natatou
Laboratoire Matériaux-Eaux-Environnement, Université Abdou Moumouni, BP: 10662 Niamey, Niger
A. Boos
Analytical Laboratory, School of Chemistry of Polymers and Materials, Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg, France

Corresponding Author(s) : M. Gourouza

gourouza.marou@yahoo.fr

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 31 No. 2 (2019): Vol. 31 No. 2

Abstract

Niger imports a huge quantity of bentonite, which it uses in mining and oil exploration, but also in village hydraulics. The objective of this study is the search for a bentonite-type clay deposit on the Nigerian territory. The clay fraction of a material collected on a clay deposit of the Paleocene Garadaoua Formation in the Ullemmeden basin (central Niger) was the subject of a series of analyzes: DRX; ICP-AES; ICP-MS; ATD-ATG; IR; Adsorption/desorption of N2 at 77 K; cation exchange capacity, granulometry. DRX results corroborated by those of IR and ATD-ATG indicate that the clay minerals constituting the collected material are: montmorillonite, kaolinite and illite, with a strong predominance of montmorillonite. The mineralogical and chemical composition, the specific surface and the cation exchange capacity obtained indicate that the analyzed material is similar to that of Maghnia bentonite in Algeria.

Keywords

Clay Mineralogy Bentonite Tahoua Niger
Gourouza, M., Harouna, M., Zanguina, A., Natatou, I., & Boos, A. (2018). Mineralogy and Characterization of New Bentonite from Tahoua Region of Central Niger. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 31(2), 473–476. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2019.21652
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