1. Industrial Applications of Clay Materials from Ghana (A Review)
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Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour, Johnson Kwame Efavi, Richard Asamoah, Lucas Nana Wiredu Damoah, Elvis K. Tiburu, B. Onwona-Agyeman, Ebenezer Annan, Emmanuel Nyankson, Kwabena Kan-Dapaah, Abu Yaya, David Dodoo-Arhin, Samuel K. Kwofie, Vitus A. Apalangya, University of Ghana, Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel (IMN), Université de Nantes - UFR des Sciences et des Techniques (UN UFR ST), Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Ecole Polytechnique de l'Université de Nantes (EPUN), and Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN)
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Waste management ,Chemistry ,Ornamental horticulture ,Industrial chemistry ,020101 civil engineering ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Biochemistry ,0201 civil engineering ,Elsevier Biobase ,Drug Discovery ,[PHYS.COND.CM-MS]Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat]/Materials Science [cond-mat.mtrl-sci] ,Environmental Chemistry ,0210 nano-technology ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS ,Material chemistry - Abstract
Clay minerals are phyllosilicate groups naturally found in soils in all parts of the world. They have proven to be among the most essential industrial minerals because of their unique physicochemical properties and versatile applications within a wide range of fields including ceramics, construction, and environmental remediation, biomedical as well as cosmetics. Clay minerals are also primary to the production of other materials such as composite for secondary applications. In Ghana, clay mineral deposits are commonly found in several areas including soil horizons as well as geothermal fields and volcanic deposits, and are formed under certain geological conditions. This review seeks to explore the geographical occurrence and discusses the current uses of various local clay materials in Ghana in order to highlight opportunities for the utilization of these materials for other applications.
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- 2018