Synthesis of highly microporous and hydrophilic alumina-pillared montmorillonite: water-sorption properties

P. B. Malla, S. Komarneni

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Abstract

A montmorillonite exchanged with large hydroxy-Al cations was thermally treated to convert the hydroxy cations to oxide pillars and to generate permanent microporosity in the interlayers. The pillared clay products were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and water-sorption measurements to delineate the effect of aging of the pillaring solutions, the methods of drying and concentration of clay-water suspensions, and the temperatures of calcination on micropore volumes -from Authors

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)363-372
Number of pages10
JournalClays & Clay Minerals
Volume38
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1990

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Water Science and Technology
  • Soil Science
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

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