DMSO Intercalation in Selected Kaolinites: Influence of the Crystallinity
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. X-ray Diffraction
2.2. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
2.3. Thermal Analysis
2.4. Nitrogen Adsorption: BET Specific Surface Measurement
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. XRD: Crystalline Changes
3.2. FTIR Analysis: DMSO-Clay Interactions
3.3. DSC-TGA: Interaction Energy and Quantitative Aspect
3.4. Nitrogen Adsorption and SSA: Textural Effects
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Samples | MY3 | MY3-D | MAC | MAC-D | KGa2 | Kga2-D | GZA4 | GZA4-D |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
d001 (Å) | 7.20 | 11.26 | 7.20 | 11.35 | 7.20 | 11.35 | 7.21 | 11.48 |
D (Å) | 169 | 292 | 439 | 518 | 339 | 434 | 262 | 373 |
SSA (m2/g) BET | 25.9 | 20.3 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 19.4 | 24.9 | 25 |
External SSA (m2/g) t-plot | 25.7 | 20.4 | 17.4 | 16.0 | 20.6 | 18.1 | 22.9 | 22.7 |
Microporous SSA (m2/g) t-plot | 0.3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0 |
Hinckley Index (HI) | 1.05 | / | 0.86 | / | 0.44 | / | 0.57 | / |
p2 | 1.04 | 1.13 | 1.23 | 1.13 | ||||
Number of Layer/Crystallite | 23 | 26 | 61 | 46 | 47 | 38 | 36 | 33 |
Intercalation ratio (I.R) (%) | / | 96 | / | 88 | / | 71 | / | 73 |
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Mbey, J.-A.; Siéwé, J.M.; Ngally Sabouang, C.J.; Razafitianamaharavo, A.; Kong, S.; Thomas, F. DMSO Intercalation in Selected Kaolinites: Influence of the Crystallinity. ChemEngineering 2020, 4, 66. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemengineering4040066
Mbey J-A, Siéwé JM, Ngally Sabouang CJ, Razafitianamaharavo A, Kong S, Thomas F. DMSO Intercalation in Selected Kaolinites: Influence of the Crystallinity. ChemEngineering. 2020; 4(4):66. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemengineering4040066
Chicago/Turabian StyleMbey, Jean-Aimé, Jean Mermoz Siéwé, Cyrill Joël Ngally Sabouang, Angelina Razafitianamaharavo, Sakeo Kong, and Fabien Thomas. 2020. "DMSO Intercalation in Selected Kaolinites: Influence of the Crystallinity" ChemEngineering 4, no. 4: 66. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemengineering4040066