(PDF) Parametric investigation of indigenous Nigeria mineral …
In contrast, Nigeria bentonite clay have unique properties that can be processed and used as an alternative. This paper evaluates the suitability of kaolin and sodium bentonite from southern Nigeria as fillers in the Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit. ... Sodium bentonite clay beneficiation process Beneficiation of sodium bentonite clay was done by ...
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BENEFICIATION AND CHARACTERISATION OF A …
A bentonite deposit of a probable reserve of about 700 million tonnes has been found in North-eastern Nigeria, the clay (Yola bentonite) in its natural form has
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Dataset on the Beneficiation of a Nigerian Bentonite Clay …
For example, bentonite from Africa (African bentonite) is widely used as a remediation [26] and removal process [27], and bentonite from Nigeria (Nigerian bentonite) is used in the mud formulation ...
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Determination of major elemental contents of some bentonitic …
The proven bentonite reserve in Nigeria has been modestly estimated at more than 700 million tonnes, however her bentonite does not meet the API regulation standard. Hence this work was done with the aim of characterizing and beneficiating Nigeria bentonite clay …
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Dataset on the beneficiation of a Nigerian bentonite clay …
The properties obtained from the prepared drilling mud were comparable to the API specification 13-A. Department of Petroleum Engineering, Covenant University, Nigeria Data is with the article None Value of the data Dataset shows the relevance and significance of the beneficiation of Nigerian bentonite clays for drilling application in the ...
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Evaluation of local bentonitic clay as oil well drilling fluids in Nigeria
Locally, sourcing for bentonite in Nigeria will bring about, an inevitable increase in activities towards the development of the mining industry and this will naturally be accompanied by provision of employment, both for professionals and unskilled labourers. ... Beneficiation tests were carried out on the Pindiga mud samples using locally ...
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(PDF) Beneficiation of Nigerian local clay to meet …
This study will enable the performance of Nigerian clay to be benchmarked against the imported Bentonite and also ascertain that the utilization of this clay for any industrial application will ...
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Beneficiation of Nigerian bentonite using local materials
DOI: 10.1007/s13202-020-00956-8 Corpus ID: 220543114; Beneficiation of Nigerian bentonite using local materials @article{Igwilo2020BeneficiationON, title={Beneficiation of Nigerian bentonite using local materials}, author={Kevin Chinwuba Igwilo and Nnaemeka Uwaezuoke and Nnanna Onwuegbueha Okoli and Franklin T. Obasi and Emeka Emmanuel Okoro}, …
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Beneficiation and Characterization of a Benetonite from …
The characterization of a tropical bentonite (Niger delta bentonite) has been performed by different techniques for drilling application. While the chemical elements was determine qualitatively by measuring characteristic radiation of the X-ray fluorescence, the powder diffraction XRD of a random powder mount was used to obtain the definitive clay and nonclay …
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Assessment of clay materials for suitability in drilling mud
With proper beneficiation of local bentonite in Nigeria, they can be made suitable for drilling operations in the oil and gas industry. Map of Ondo State showing location of study area. Modified ...
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Determination of major elemental contents of some …
The proven bentonite reserve in Nigeria has been modestly estimated at more than 700 million tonnes, however her bentonite does not meet the API regulation standard. Hence this work was done with the aim of characterizing and beneficiating Nigeria bentonite clay …
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Locations of Bentonite Deposits in Nigeria
With proofs that Nigeria clay meets current American Petroleum Institute (A.P.I.) standard by beneficiation and proven reserves of more than four (4) billion metric tonnes of bentonite, Nigerian ...
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Properties and Application of Nigerian Bentonite Clay …
For example, bentonite from Africa (African bentonite) is widely used as a remediation [26] and removal process [27], and bentonite from Nigeria (Nigerian bentonite) is used in the mud formulation ...
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Barite as an industrial mineral in Nigeria: occurrence, …
Barite deposits in Nigeria are found in veins and cavity fillings hosted by varieties of rocks and are largely used by the oil and gas industry during drilling operations as a drilling mud weighting agent to balance the reservoir pressure and prevent blowouts (Ekwueme et al., 2012; Elkatatny, 2019; Ene et al., 2012; Labe, 2015; Kwache and Ntekim, 2016; Oladapo and Adeoye …
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XRD spectra of a standard commercial Bentonite (Wyoming)
With proper beneficiation of local bentonite in Nigeria, they can be made suitable for drilling operations in the oil and gas industry. View. Show more. Get access to 30 million figures.
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Beneficiation of Nigerian bentonite using local materials
Beneficiated Nigerian bentonite also proved to be viable economically when compared with foreign bentonite. In previous studies, it has been found that the Nigerian …
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Economic Evaluation of Beneficiating Nigerian Bentonite …
The raw Pindiga clay sample had high iron oxide content up to 26.54 wt% which reduced to 24.15 wt% after beneficiation, while the raw Gambe clay contained 11.87 wt% iron oxide which reduced to 4. ...
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Properties and application of Nigerian bentonite clay …
Semantic Scholar extracted view of "Properties and application of Nigerian bentonite clay deposits for drilling mud formulation: Recent advances and future prospects" by R. Afolabi et al. ... Beneficiation to Improve the Rheological and Flow Properties of Locally Formulated Mud. A. Odeh Redemption Edegbe E. Oyedoh. Environmental Science ...
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Evaluation of local bentonitic clay as oil well drilling fluids in Nigeria
With proper beneficiation of local bentonite in Nigeria, they can be made suitable for drilling operations in the oil and gas industry. View.
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Beneficiation of Nigerian bentonite using local materials
Beneficiation of Nigerian bentonite was shown to be economically viable. Acknowledgements The SEM and XRD measurements were carried out as per API standard at Spectral Laboratory Services (SLS) in Kaduna, Nigeria. Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing ...
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Evaluation of economic viability of beneficiated barite from …
Generally, the geology of north-eastern Nigeria consists of ancient (Precambrian) crystalline Basement Complex rocks mainly Granitic gneiss, migmatites, and Older Granites, on which rest non-conformably the sedimentary and volcanic rocks ranging in age from Cretaceous to Quaternary [3].The Dumne area lies within the Hawal Basement in the Northeastern sector …
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Characterization and Beneficiation of Some Nigeria …
Nigerian bentonite proven reserves have risen above four billion metric tons. However, research over the past years has shown that drilling activities in the petroleum and groundwater …
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(PDF) Barite as an Industrial Mineral in Nigeria: Occurrence
Barite is a non-metallic mineral which is simply barium sulfate (BaSO4) and is largely used by the oil and gas industry as a weighting agent in drilling mud during drilling operations.
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CHARACTERIZATION AND BENEFICIATION OF …
Keywords: Chemical, Mineralogical, Characterization, Beneficiation, Obajana iron ore INTRODUCTION Nigeria has the potentials of becoming a regional economy hub in the West African sub-region, but the economy of the country cannot be strong and vibrant without growth in its iron and steel sector or without the use of iron and steel in
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Properties and application of Nigerian bentonite clay …
With the rising demand for bentonite clays as oil and gas exploration shifts to deep offshore, there is a growing need to enhance the properties of local Nigerian bentonite clays to …
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Suitability of Nigerian Bentonite in Drilling Fluid Formulation
Tables 3-5 gives a detailed summary of researchers work on Nigerian bentonite clays from different parts of the country. Oyedoh et al. (2016) carried an experimental investigation into the use of ...
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Comparative Study of Basic Properties of Mud Prepared with Nigerian …
Bentonite Mud with Beneficiation after 24hrs of aging Using 1.0g Drispac and 1.0g Potash ... the properties of Nigerian bentonite need to be improved to meet API standards ...
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Characterization and Beneficiation of Some Nigeria …
SEM microstructure images show that the bentonite samples are generally moderately dispersive with some large flows which were separated and dispersed from one another. For the drilling mud formulation, the two local clays were beneficiated with 1.5 g Na. 2 . CO. 3 / 350 ml of water. Keywords: XRF, FTIR, SEM, Bentonite, Beneficiation ...
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Supported byFORMULATION AND CHARACTERIZATION …
Beneficiation is simply a process of removing impurities or associated minerals that are not required thereby improving the quality of the bentonite clay. Beneficiation can be carried out …
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Table 8 : Locations of Bentonite Clay Deposit in Nigeria
Nigeria's kaolin has been found to meet the requirements of industries such as paint, ceramic, rubber, paper, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics industries after beneficiation or calcination.
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