Clay Minerals and Potassium Uptake in Some Egyptian Clays

E. R. Souaya

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo Egypt.

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ABSTRACT:

Some Egyptian clays samples from different localities were characterized by using x-ray diffraction and thermal analysis. The major clay minerals were identified and it was found that the potassium capacity is highest for montmorillonitic clays and minimum for kaolinitic ones. Natural zeolite was used as a reference for comparison.