Abstract
In this study, the Montmorillonite K10 (MMT-K10) was activated by sulfuric acid, followed by modification with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). The central composite design (CCD) was applied to optimize the activation process of MMT-K10. The effects of activation parameters (acid concentration, temperature, and contact time) on the decolorization efficiency of MMT-K10 (R%) were studied, and the optimum conditions were defined. The optimum values of input variables were found to be 50°C (temperature), 3.6mol/L (acid concentration) and 2.2h (contact time). The predicted and experimental values of responses were in reasonable agreement with each other (R2=0.968 and adj-R2=0.940). The activated and modified MMT-K10 was characterized by FTIR, XRD, SEM and TEM techniques. The FT-IR analysis confirmed that acid-activation and modification caused the intercalation of CTAB in MMT-K10 layers and increase in specific surface area.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 228-234 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Applied Clay Science |
| Volume | 87 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Activation
- Central composite design
- Modification
- Montmorillonite K10
- Nanoclay