Ganguly, Saheli and Dana, Kausik and Ghatak, Sankar (2010) Thermogravimetric study of n-alkylammonium-intercalated montmorillonites of different cation exchange capacity. JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY, 100 (1). pp. 71-78. ISSN 1388-6150

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Abstract

Three n-alkylammonium salts of varying alkyl chain length were ion exchanged with montmorillonites (MMT) of different cation exchange capacity (CEC). The intercalated MMTs were characterized by thermogravimetry (TG), XRD, FTIR to acquire an insight into the intergallery structural arrangement of the organic alkylammonium cations (AAC). The increment in the intergallery spacing from XRD pattern was correlated with chain length and interlayer arrangement of AAC. Multiple organic mass-loss stages in thermogravimetric analysis indicate two types of anchorage of AAC in intercalated clay. CEC of MMT was found to influence the intergallery confinement and excess adsorption of AAC.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Montmorillonite; Intercalation; Alkylammonium; Cation exchange capacity; Thermogravimetry
Subjects:	Structural Clay Products
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	Bidhan Chaudhuri
Date Deposited:	10 Feb 2012 10:51
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2016 17:01
URI:	http://cgcri.csircentral.net/id/eprint/736

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