Chemical and Mineralogical Characterization of Chadian Diatomite for Industrial Valorization
Malloum Soultan, Togdjim Jonas, Mahamat S. Abdel-khadir, Alexis M. Nanimina & Michel Querry · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2026
Diatomite, a microporous siliceous rock, is mainly used in northern Chad for housing construction due to its abundance and thermal insulation properties. However, the potential for industrial valorization of this noble material is underexploited due to a lack of complete physicoc...