in this study, removal of methylene blue (mb) and maxilon blue sl 200% (mb sl) dyes from aqueous solutions by using raw clay (rc) of nevsehir (turkey) vicinity and ultrasonic-acid modified clay (mc) was investigated. adsorption was carried out with 500 mg/l mb and 50 mg/l for mb sl in terms of different adsorbent dosages, contact time, solution ph, temperature and stirring speed. the fitting of...

Nanocomposites of isotactic polypropylene (iPP) and date wood fiber were prepared after modification of the host matrix by reactive extrusion grafting of maleic anhydride. Chemical and mechanical treatment of date wood flour (WF) was conducted to obtain nanocrystalline cellulose. Layered silicates (clay) were partially intercalated with date wood fiber, and the modified layered silicate was use...

The role of modified clay has been employed in many areas of engineering research. Structure of clay was mainly focused on alumino-silicate layer and its form was presented as pillar layer. It composed of many ion exchanges inside. In industry, in order to use clay with higher efficiency, modification on surface and porosity has been developed. CTAB, one of the most effective cationic surfactan...

Preparation of a novel organically modified clay from spent oil base drilling mud (SOBM) that could serve as core-shell clay filler for polymers is herein reported. Due to the hydrophilic nature of clay, its compatibility with polymer matrix was made possible through modification of the surface of the core clay sample with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (3-APTES) compound prior to its use. Fourie...

Polymer/clay nanocomposites have been under an extensive investigation for about 15 years. Traditional methods to modify the clay are usually limited to small organic cations, preferably containing long alkyl chain(s), which are exchanged with the inorganic cations in the clay gallery. This article provides a comprehensive review on the strategies for clay modification using polymeric surfactan...

A conventional liner with a good performance against inorganic contaminants with a minimal hydraulic conductivity does not usually perform well for retention/removal of leachates containing organic contaminants. Organic modification of clay can render the naturally organophobic clay to be organophilic. Incorporation of modified organo clay along with unmodified inorganic clay in liner systems c...

Selective fatty acid hydrophobization of the inner surface of tubule halloysite clay is demonstrated. Aqueous phosphonic acid was found to bind to alumina sites at the tube lumen and did not bind the tube's outer siloxane surface. The bonding was characterized with solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance ((29)Si, (13)C, (31)P NMR), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and X-ray photoelectron spect...

a gel composite (based on polyacrylamide and crosslinker cr(iii) acetate) was prepared by solvent method (distillate and water formation) and nanoclay particle (kaolinite). using xrd tests, d001 was evaluated for kaolinite nanoparticles in gel composite. kaolinite modification using dimethyl-sulfoxide led to increase interlamellar spacing from 7.21 to 10.82 o a. based on the results obtained fo...

Polymer-modified bentonite has reached significant attention in recent years, as polymers have been found to increase the resistance of clay barriers detrimental environmental conditions. Studies on polymer modification clays for barriers, most cases, address a specific with means based product. The term polymer, however, generally describes broad category macromolecules able create wide range ...

In this paper, we demonstrate the first hybrid suprastructure of pseudopolyrotaxanes (PPRs) on clay nanoplatelets. Simple end-modification of poly(ethylene glycol) with pyridinium (PEG-N(+)) enabled the chains to form brushlike conformation on clay surfaces. Thus, the PEG chains were able to thread into the cavities of α-cyclodextrins (α-CDs), leading to hybrid PPR hydrogels. This was very diff...