Solute Fe(II) – montmorillonite interactions are studied in anoxic conditions and at room temperature for reaction times from hour to week. Fe is shown to be sorbed on cation exchange site with the same affinity than Ca. In chloride anionic medium, Fe(II) form ionic pairs – FeCl which is sorbed with almost the same affinity than CaCl and MgCl are. The exchange thermodynamics constants derived f...

Nano ZnO/ montmorillonite composite were prepared by sol gel method under ultrasonic irradiation from directly mixing montmorillonite nano clay into Zinc gel. The Zn(CH3COO)2.2H2O and montmorillonite nano clay was used as precursor. The zinc acetate was dissolved in DI water and, NH3 (aq) solution was dropped into the zinc solution until pH 9 consequently the zinc gel was produced. The montmori...

Abstract In this review, we give a brief overview of recently developed montmorillonite-based heterogeneous catalysts used for efficient organic reactions. Cation-exchanged montmorillonite catalysts, metal supported on montmorillonite, and an interlayer design selective catalysis are introduced discussed. traditional syntheses, homogeneous acids salts were as but the difficulty in separation fr...

Introduction: Laboratory mixtures and spectral parameters were created to better characterize and detect kaolinite in the Mawrth Vallis region of Mars where Al-phyllosilicates, including kaolinite and montmorillonite, have been detected. We have prepared laboratory mixtures of the phyllosilicate minerals montmorillonite with kaolinite in seven intervals to better characterize spectra of Mars. K...

Titania pillared montmorillonite from Indonesian montmorillonite by using titanium isopropoxide as precursor was successfully prepared. Physico-chemical character of material by using x-ray diffraction, gas sorption analyzer, diffuse reflectance UV-Visible, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive x-ray (EDAX) showed the dipersion of titania in dominantly anatase phase that is t...