Abstract
The influence of the cationic surfactant dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTABr) on the electrokinetic and rheological properties of a soda-activated bentonite was investigated. The electrokinetic and rheological measurements of the surfactant-bentonite (2 wt.%) system were performed at three pH values of 4, 8 and 12. The electrokinetic measurement results show that the DTABr was adsorbed on the bentonite mostly at pH 4 and 8, whereas X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies revealed that the DTABr surfactant enters the interlamellar space of the clay mineral at pH 8 and 12. Rheological data showed that the flow behavior changed with the surfactant concentration. The basal d(001)-spacings of DTABr-treated bentonite samples revealed expandability, from 14.8 to 16.8 Å. XRD results indicate a monolayer arrangement of the DTABr molecules parallel to the silicate layer.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 81-84 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Materials Letters |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 15 Jan 2008 |
Funding
The authors acknowledge financial support received from Research Fund of the Istanbul Technical University under grant 1299.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi | 1299 |
Keywords
- Basal d-spacing
- Dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide
- pH
- Rheology
- Soda-activated bentonite
- Zeta potential