Sulfonated styrene-(ethylene-butylene)-styrene triblock copolymer (SSEBS) was synthesized by reaction of acetyl sulfate with SEBS. SSESB-clay nanocomposites were then prepared from hydrophilic Na-montmorillonite (MT) and organically (quaternary amine) modified hydrophobic nanoclay (OMT) at very low loading. SEBS did not show improvement in properties with MT-based nanocomposites. On sulfonation...

OBJECTIVES The aim was to evaluate the adsorbing effect of montmorillonite on uric acid, promoting diffusion of uric acid from blood to intestine, preventing absorption of uric acid in intestine and reducing uric acid level in serum. METHODS The adsorbing effect of montmorillonite on uric acid was observed in vitro. The intestine and blood vessel of rats were circularly perfused with intestin...

In order to evaluate the effects of parent material on clay mineralogy in northface of the Elborz mountain area that is covered with deciduous trees, five mountain physiographical units with dolomite, sandstone, marl, limestone and conglomera parent material were selected and in each physiographical unit some soil profiles were studied. Soil samples were taken from different horizons and leyers...

The coadsorption of ciprofloxacin (Cip) and Cu(II) on montmorillonite and kaolinite was studied between pH 4.0 and 9.5. At pH < 5.0, Cu(2+), Cip(+) and [Cu(II)(Cip(+/-))](2+) were the main species in solution. Between pH 5.0-7.0 [Cu(II)(Cip(+/-))](2+) was the dominant complex species. Above pH 8.0 [Cu(II)(Cip(-))(2)](0) precipitated. The presence of Cu(II) exerted no effect on the Cip sorption ...

In this study, we investigate the interaction of Rhodopseudomonas Palustris (R. Palustris) with montmorillonite clay. The adsorption of bacteria on the clay surface was also determined as a function of the initial bacterial quantity, pH, temperature and ionic strength. At different initial bacterial quantities, the percentage of bacteria adsorbed ranged from 61.07% to 77.57%, and the higher per...

The sorption speciation of Ni(II) on Ca-montmorillonite was evaluated using a combination of batch experiments, extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy and modeling. The pH and temperature at the aqueous-montmorillonite interface affects both the extent of Ni(II) sorption as well as the local atomic structure of the adsorbed Ni(II) ions. At 0.001 mol L(-1) Ca(NO(3))(2) and...

Organic matter in sewage, soil, and aquatic systems may enhance or inhibit the infectivity of viruses associated with particulates (e.g., clay minerals, sediments). The purpose of this investigation was to identify the mechanisms whereby organic matter, in the form of defined proteins, affects the adsorption of reovirus to the clay minerals kaolinite and montmorillonite and its subsequent infec...

A procedure to determine the exchanger-phase composition (and thus the Na/Ca selectivity) of calcareous and gypsiferous soils was developed and tested on three soils and three phyllosilicate minerals. The procedure corrects for anion exclusion and mineral weathering by measuring the Cl, SO,,, and HCO3 in the soil solution and in the extracting solution. Anion exclusion was found to be significa...

Functional bionanocomposites based on two layered silicates, the commercial montmorillonite known as Cloisite®Na and a natural bentonite from Algeria, were prepared by intercalation of cationic starch, synthesized with two different degrees of substitution, 0.85 and 0.55. After characterization of the prepared bionanocomposites by XRD and zeta potential measurements, batch studies were conducte...

The conformation of polymer chains under confinement is investigated in intercalated polymer/layered silicate nanocomposites. Hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide)/sodium montmorillonite, PEO/Na+-MMT, hybrids were prepared utilizing melt intercalation with compositions where the polymer chains are mostly within the ~1 nm galleries of the inorganic material. The polymer chains are completely amorphou...