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Nature and Properties of Lateritic Soils Derived from Different Parent Materials in Taiwan
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-04-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The objective of this study was to investigate the physical, chemical, and mineralogical composition of lateritic soils in order to use these soils as potential commercial products for industrial application in the future.
Five lateritic soils derived from various parent materials in Taiwan, including andesite, diluvium, shale stone, basalt, and Pleistocene deposit, were collected from the B t 1 level of soil samples.
Based on the analyses, the Tungwei soil is an alfisol, whereas other lateritic soils are ultisol.
Higher pH value of Tungwei is attributed to the large amounts of Ca2+ and Mg2+.
Loupi and Pingchen soils would be the older lateritic soils because of the lower active iron ratio.
For the iron minerals, the magnetic iron oxides such as major amounts of magnetite and maghemite were found for Tamshui and Tungwei lateritic soils, respectively.
Lepidocrocite was only found in Soka soil and intermediate amounts of goethite were detected for Loupi and Pingchen soils.
After Mg-saturated and K-saturated processes, major amounts of mixed layer were observed in Loupi and Soka soils, whereas the montmorillonite was only detected in Tungwei soil.
The investigation results revealed that the parent materials would play an important role during soil weathering process and physical, chemical, and mineralogy compositions strongly affect the formation of lateritic soils.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ko, Tzu-Hsing. 2014. Nature and Properties of Lateritic Soils Derived from Different Parent Materials in Taiwan. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1048889
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ko, Tzu-Hsing. Nature and Properties of Lateritic Soils Derived from Different Parent Materials in Taiwan. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1048889
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ko, Tzu-Hsing. Nature and Properties of Lateritic Soils Derived from Different Parent Materials in Taiwan. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1048889
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1048889