How Water Binds to Microcline Feldspar (001). [PDF]
J Phys Chem Lett, 2023 Microcline feldspar (KAlSi$_3$O$_8$) is a common mineral with important roles for Earth's ecological balance. It participates in the carbon, potassium, and water cycles, contributing to CO$_2$ sequestration, soil formation, and atmospheric ice nucleation.
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Optimization of alumina leaching from microcline using particle swarm optimization and response surface methodology [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAlumina has found wide application in technological and engineering fields. However, due to the environmental effects of the traditional Bayer process of production, there is a need for a more eco-friendly and cost-effective procedure.
Ikechukwu A. Nnanwube +7 more
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Extraction of Potassium from Microcline by Chlorination [PDF]
Minerals (Basel, Switzerland), 2019 A pyrometallurgical route for the extraction of potassium from microcline was investigated. The reagents used were microcline, calcite and chlorine gas. Isothermal and non-isothermal chlorination assays were performed using experimental equipment adapted for working in corrosive atmospheres.
Orosco, Roberto Pablo +2 more
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Potassium chloride production by microcline chlorination
Thermochimica Acta, 2015 Abstract The potassium chloride is one of the most important fertilizers used in agriculture. The current demand of this salt makes interesting the study of potassium chloride production from unconventional potassium resources. In this work the potassium chloride production by chlorination of microcline was investigated.
Orosco, Roberto Pablo +1 more
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Petrology, geochemistry, source and tectonic setting of Malek Chah Ruii granitoid (East of Lut Block) [PDF]
پترولوژی, 2021 The Malek Chah Rouii granitoid pluton is exposed within the Deh-Salm metamorphic complex in the eastern margin of the Lut zone. The studied granitoid with peraluminous and calc-alkaline nature is composed of tonalite, granodiorite, and granite (monzo ...
Abadullah Toulabi Nejad +4 more
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Amazonite in Pakistan: A Comprehensive Study with XRD, XPS, SEM, and PL Analyses
Cumhuriyet Science Journal, 2023 Although amazonite minerals from various locations have been studied before rather less attention has been paid to the amazonite mineral from Pakistan. The present work is presented an extensive structural characterization of natural amazonite aliquots ...
Eren Cihan Karsu Asal
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The Urmia playa as a source of airborne dust and ice-nucleating particles – Part 2: Unraveling the relationship between soil dust composition and ice nucleation activity [PDF]
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2022 Ice-nucleating particles (INPs) originating from deserts, semi-arid regions, and dried lakebeds may cause heterogeneous ice nucleation, impacting cloud properties.
N. Hamzehpour +5 more
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地质科技通报, 2022 Granitic pegmatite is an important source of rare metal minerals, but its mineralization characteristics need to be further studied. This study conducted a combined field geological, indoor microscopic and major-trace elemental investigation on the ...
Weipeng Zhu +4 more
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The impact of (bio-)organic substances on the ice nucleation activity of the K-feldspar microcline in aqueous solutions [PDF]
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2022 Potassium feldspars (K-feldspars), such as microcline, are considered key dust minerals inciting ice nucleation in mixed-phase clouds. Besides the high ice nucleation activity of microcline, recent studies also revealed a high sensitivity of microcline ...
K. Klumpp, C. Marcolli, T. Peter
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In Situ Growth of Transition Metal Nanoparticles on Aluminosilicate Minerals for Oxygen Evolution
Advanced Energy & Sustainability Research, 2021 Earth‐abundant and environmentally friendly aluminosilicate minerals can be one of the promising alternatives to develop cost‐effective energy conversion and storage devices.
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