Chemical, mineralogical and structural characterization of diatomite from Republic of Macedonia

Reka, Arianit and Pavlovski, Blagoj and Boev, Blazo and Boev, Ivan and Makreski, Petre (2018) Chemical, mineralogical and structural characterization of diatomite from Republic of Macedonia. In: 17th Serbian Geological Congress, 17-20 May 2018, Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia.

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Abstract

For the characterization of diatomite from Vitachevo (Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia), chemical, mineralogical and structural examinations were performed. The results of the chemical analysis of diatomite revealed a SiO2 content exceeding 89%. The X-ray powder diffraction indicates presence of amorphous phase, as well as presence of crystalline phases quartz, muscovite and cristobalite. The results of the infra-red confirm the results of the XRPD analyses. The SEM examinations explain the high porosity of the material and the presence of pores with nano-metric dimensions ranging from 300-600 nm. Based on the performed analysis the raw material can be utilized for various uses.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords: diatomite, mineralogical characterization, structural examinations
Subjects: Natural sciences > Earth and related environmental sciences
Natural sciences > Other natural sciences
Divisions: Faculty of Natural and Technical Sciences
Depositing User: Biljana Kosturanova
Date Deposited: 09 Jul 2018 08:22
Last Modified: 09 Jul 2018 08:22
URI: https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/20227

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