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      <JournalTitle>International Journal of Engineering, Science and</JournalTitle>
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      <Volume-Issue>Volume 4, Issue 2 </Volume-Issue>
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      <IssueTopic>Multidisciplinary</IssueTopic>
      <IssueLanguage>English</IssueLanguage>
      <Season>June 2015</Season>
      <SpecialIssue>N</SpecialIssue>
      <SupplementaryIssue>N</SupplementaryIssue>
      <IssueOA>Y</IssueOA>
      <PubDate>
        <Year>-0001</Year>
        <Month>11</Month>
        <Day>30</Day>
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      <ArticleType>Engineering, Science and Mathematics</ArticleType>
      <ArticleTitle>CHARACTERIZATION OF UGWU-ABORI CLAY DEPOSIT FOR INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES</ArticleTitle>
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      <ArticleLanguage>English</ArticleLanguage>
      <ArticleOA>Y</ArticleOA>
      <FirstPage>96</FirstPage>
      <LastPage>104</LastPage>
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        <Author>
          <FirstName>Agbo</FirstName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
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          <CorrespondingAuthor>N</CorrespondingAuthor>
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          <FirstName>Alfred Ogbodo</FirstName>
          <LastName>Ede</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
          <Affiliation/>
          <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor>
          <ORCID/>
          <FirstName>Sunday Ejiofor</FirstName>
          <LastName>Nwogbu</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
          <Affiliation/>
          <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor>
          <ORCID/>
          <FirstName>Celestiine</FirstName>
          <LastName>Chidi</LastName>
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      <Abstract>Ugwu-Abori clay deposits in Ugwogo Nike Enugu State Nigeria has been characterized for its industrial and commercial uses. The chemical analysis was carried out using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS). Particle size analysis and other physical properties tests such as shrinkage, porosity, modulus of rupture, moisture content, refractoriness, plasticity, water-absorption, thermal shock resistance and cold crushing strength were carried out using international accepted standard techniques. The results of the chemical analysis showed that the clay has SiO2 (60%), and Al2O3 (25%) as its predominant oxides with PbO2 (0.99%) and Na2O (1.09%) as minor oxides. The physical properties tests conducted at firing temperatures of 9000C, 10000C, 11000C and 12000C respectively showed that shrinkage has (13.92%), porosity has (25.10), bulk density has (2.18g/cm3), refractoriness has (1580oC), apparent density has (2.58g/cm3) and cold crushing strength has (14.36KN/mm2) at firing temperature of 12000C. The clay deposits therefore can be used for the production of ceramics refractory bricks for lining of furnaces for ferrous and non-ferrous metals.</Abstract>
      <AbstractLanguage>English</AbstractLanguage>
      <Keywords>Characterization, Ugwu-Abori, Clay Deposit, Industrial and Commercial Uses</Keywords>
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        <Abstract>https://ijesm.co.in/ubijournal-v1copy/journals/abstract.php?article_id=5066&amp;title=CHARACTERIZATION OF UGWU-ABORI CLAY DEPOSIT FOR INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES</Abstract>
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        <ReferenceslastPage>19</ReferenceslastPage>
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