African Journal of
Pure and Applied Chemistry

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pure Appl. Chem.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0840
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPAC
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 368

Full Length Research Paper

Reversal of plasticity of acid leached kaolinitic clays from Mukurwe-ini

Dickson Andala
  • Dickson Andala
  • Department of Chemistry, Multimedia University of Kenya, Kenya.
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Wachira David Maina
  • Wachira David Maina
  • Department of Chemistry, Kenyatta University, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 22 January 2015
  •  Accepted: 24 March 2015
  •  Published: 30 April 2015

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