Mineralogical and sorption characteristics of Ankara Clay as a landfill liner

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2003-05-01

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Sezer, GA
Turkmenoglu, AG
Göktürk, Emine Hale

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Mineralogical and sorption capacity characteristics of Ankara Clay, which is widespread around the Ankara region, Turkey, have been studied for the purpose of its potential use as a landfill liner. This clay is Pliocene in age and was deposited in a fluvial environment. Mineralogically it consists mainly of illite, smectite, chlorite and kaolinite minerals. The non- clay minerals, quartz, feldspars, calcite and Fe-Ti oxides are detected. Its cation exchange capacity (CEC) is determined as 41 meq/100 g using the Ag-Tu method. The retention of the heavy metal cations follows the order of Pb2+ > Cu2+ > Zn2+ > Mn2+, Cd2+. These characteristics, together with its known engineering properties, suggest that Ankara Clay can be utilized as a component of a barrier system. These findings also indicate the potential usage of widespread occurring fluvial clays as landfill liners.

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Geochemistry and Petrology, Pollution, Environmental Chemistry

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/57866

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APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY

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https://doi.org/10.1016/s0883-2927(02)00178-6

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G. Sezer, A. Turkmenoglu, and E. H. Göktürk, “Mineralogical and sorption characteristics of Ankara Clay as a landfill liner,” APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY, pp. 711–717, 2003, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/57866.