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Rapid determination of the cation exchange capacity of clays using Co(II)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2018

C. N. Rhodes
Affiliation:
Catalysis Research Unit, Department of Applied Science, Leeds Metropolitan University, Calverley Street, Leeds LS1 3HE, UK
D. R. Brown
Affiliation:
Catalysis Research Unit, Department of Applied Science, Leeds Metropolitan University, Calverley Street, Leeds LS1 3HE, UK

Extract

The most widely used procedure for determining the cation exhange capacity (CEC) of a clay involves ammonium ion exchange, followed by Kjeldahl measurement of the ammonia released on treatment with alkali (Grimshaw, 1971; Mackenzie, 1951). The method is experimentally quite difficult, prone to error and time consuming.

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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1994

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