Effects of acid treatment on physical and chemical properties of kaolinite clay from Mayo-Kebi, Garoua sedimentary basin, Cameroon

SOUAÏBOU; Etienne YANNE; MODJONDA

doi:10.30574/gjeta.2025.24.1.0215

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Effects of acid treatment on physical and chemical properties of kaolinite clay from Mayo-Kebi, Garoua sedimentary basin, Cameroon

SOUAÏBOU ^*, Etienne YANNE and MODJONDA

Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, National Advanced School of Engineering of Maroua, University of Maroua.

Research Article

Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Advances, 2025, 24(01), 038-044.

Article DOI: 10.30574/gjeta.2025.24.1.0215

DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/gjeta.2025.24.1.0215

Publication history

Received on 30 May 2025; revised on 05 July 2025; accepted on 08 July 2025

Abstract

Kaolinite clay treated by Hydrochloric acid available at Mayo-Kebi, Garoua sedimentary Bassin, northern region of Cameroon was characterized by XRD, FTIR, TGA and Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (ESEM). This research was performed to improve the purification of kaolinite with the goal of reducing the impurities of iron oxides. The experiments showed that treatment of kaolinite in dilute hydrochloric acid clean the clay minerals by removing iron oxides and other metallic compounds from the surface of the clay.

Keywords

Kaolinite; Hydrochloric Acid; Benoue Bassin; Cameroon

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SOUAÏBOU, Etienne YANNE and MODJONDA. Effects of acid treatment on physical and chemical properties of kaolinite clay from Mayo-Kebi, Garoua sedimentary basin, Cameroon. Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Advances, 2025, 24(1), 038-044. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/gjeta.2025.24.1.0215

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