Barite as an industrial mineral in Nigeria: occurrence, utilization, challenges and future prospects

Barite is a non-metallic mineral which is simply barium sulfate (BaSO(4)) and is largely used by the oil and gas industry as a weighting agent in drilling mud during drilling operations. The specific gravity of barite should range from 4.1 to 4.6 to be applicable as a drilling mud additive. This stu...

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Autores principales: Ebunu, Abraham Ighoro, Olanrewaju, Yusuf Afolabi, Ogolo, Oghenerume, Adetunji, Adelana Rasak, Onwualu, Azikiwe Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8237610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34195451
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07365

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8237610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34195451
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07365

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