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Comparison of the methylene blue absorption and the ammonium acetate saturation methods for determination of CEC values of zeolite-rich tufts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2018

K. P. Kitsopoulos
K. P. Kitsopoulos*
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Geology Department, Leicester University, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
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One of the most important properties of zeolitized volcaniclastic materials is the cation exchange capacity (CEC). Numerous techniques are available for measuring CEC and the methylene blue absorption (MBA) (Nevins & Weintritt, 1967) and the ammonium acetate saturation (AMAS) (Chapman, 1965) methods are two of those commonly used. The aim of this study was to compare the results obtained by the two methods when used with zeolite-rich materials.

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Clay Minerals , Volume 32 , Issue 2 , June 1997 , pp. 319 - 322
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1997

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