Application of Synthesized Minerals from Bentonite on the Improvement of Engineering Properties of Soil Materials

Abstract

The research paper discusses the improvement of soil materials by the preparing zeolite from bentonite as low-cost adsorbent materials. Evaluated applications include the efficiency of the studied raw materials and their synthesis products for the improvement of engineering parameters of clay rich materials. The synthetic Na-P1 zeolite is investigated by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, Scanning electron microscope (SEM) which attached with EDX Unit (Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy). The stabilization and modification of clay soil materials are detected as swelling and shrinkage limit decrease by the addition of various amount of the prepared zeolite.

Keywords: Soil Stabilization, Bentonite, Zeolite Na-P1, Swelling, Shrinkage