Synthesis and Characterizations of Hydroxy-aluminum Cross-Linked Montmorillonite

Cross-linked montmorillonite was prepared by reacting homoionic sodium form of bentonite (Na-M) from Istenmezeje (Hungary) with high molecular weight polyhydroxy-aluminum complex. The complex was prepared by controlled hydrolysis of alumina macrocation. The intercalated clay (Na-Al-M) was thermally treated to convert the hydroxy cations to oxide pillars. The pillared products were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourie transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), (thermogravimetry (TG), differential thermal analysis (DTA) and thermal analysis-mass spectrometry (TA-MS) methods. The specific surface area as well as pore size and pore structure distribution of samples were measured by nitrogen, water and carbon tetrachloride adsorption, and the heat of immersion was also determined. The pillared products were characterized by d(001) reflections of 19 Å, which is stable even at 500°C. The interaction of polymer alumina caused several changes in the obtained FTIR spectra due to the formation of different new bonds. The rate of dehydroxylation of the pillared product is very moderate, the water release occurred in different temperature ranges according to TA-MS results. Dehydration starts at interfaces and at the wall of pores, occurring nearly with uniform rate at 250-500°C. DTA curve indicates the formation of a new phase at 950°C. The obtained surface area of the pillared product by nitrogen adsorption becomes larger (208 m2 g-1) with respect to the non pillared clay, which decreases less than 10% upto 700°C. The pillared sample has a definite pore structure, the quantity of micropores (0-40 Å) decreased with increasing of macropores (>1000 Å). The obtained domestic pillared montmorillonite possesses a high degree of thermal stability and may be used as adsorbent.     

层柱人工水热合成皂石的制备与表征(英)

利用具有理想皂石结构的人工水热合成蒙皂石为层原料，通过与羟基聚合铝离子（[Al₁₃O₄(OH)₂₄(H₂O)₁₂]⁷⁺）交换反应合成得到了一种层柱粘土。实验对于该铝柱皂石进行了粉末XRD，FT-IR和TG-DTA表征。氮气吸附实验说明其高温活化（773K，2 h）产物具有很高的BET比表面（360 m²·g^-1）。相对于层柱蒙脱土，层柱皂石显示了更高的催化裂解性能和热稳定性。层柱皂石的异丙苯裂解转化率达到了65%；而层柱蒙脱土的转化率只有4%。这说明层材料的四面体取代对于层柱粘土Br?nsted酸位的形成具有重要的决定作用。氨程序升温脱附实验发现铝柱皂石在350～650 ℃区间具有较强的氨脱附量，表明层柱皂石具有层柱蒙脱土所没有的强酸中心。     

Montmorillonite-based porous clay heterostructures (PCHs) intercalated with silica-titania pillars—synthesis and characterization

Porous clay heterostructures (PCHs) were synthesized using natural montmorillonite as a raw material. Apart from pure silica pillars also silica-titania pillars were intercalated into the interlayer space of the parent clay. The detailed studies of the calcination process of the as-prepared PCH samples as well as thermal stability of the pillared structure of these materials were performed. The pillared structure of PCHs intercalated with both silica and silica-titania clusters was found to be thermally stable up to temperatures exceeding 600 °C. It was found that titanium incorporated into the silica pillars was present mainly in the form of separated tetracoordinated cations. For the samples with the higher Ti loading also small contribution of titanium in the form of the polymeric oxide species was detected. Titanium incorporated into the PCH materials significantly increased their surface acidity forming mainly Brønsted acid sites.     

Synthesis of new NiO-SiO<Subscript>2</Subscript>-sol pillared montmorillonite and its catalytic activity in the hydrogenation of benzene

NiO-SiO₂-sol pillared montmorillonite was synthesized using a novel method. Tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) and hexahydrate nickel nitrate (Ni(NO₃)₂ · 6H₂O) were intercalated into the interlayers of H-montmorillonite simultaneously with the intercalation of octylamine. Interlamellar hydrolysis of TEOS catalyzed by octylamine resulted in the siloxane-pillared montmorillonite. A new NiO-SiO₂-sol pillared montmorillonite was obtained after removing the organic compounds at 550°C. The nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherm for the pillared sample revealed that a large number of micro- and mesopores were created between the silicate layers, giving rise to a large surface of 554 m²/g and total porosity of 0.626 ml/g. The catalytic activity of the NiO-SiO₂-sol pillared montmorillonite was evaluated in hydrogenation of benzene.     

Comparative Studies of the Micropore Size Distributions of an Alumina Pillared Montmorillonite and a Molecular Sieve Carbon

The aim of this work is to applicate and to compare various analysis methods for the characterization of the microporous structure from nitrogen adsorption at 77 K of an alumina pillared montmorillonite and a molecular sieve carbon. The adsorption potential distribution (X(A)), the Horvath-Kawazoe (HK) method, the Jaroniec-Gadkare-Choma (JGC) one and a numerical algorithm for the reconstruction of the micropore size distribution (MPSD) from the adsorption equilibrium isotherm have been applied. Comparison of all distributions revealed that the molecular sieve carbon shows smaller micropores and smaller structural hetereogeneity than the alumina pillared montmorillonite.     

Development of Composite Adsorbents of Carbon and Intercalated Clay for N2and O2Adsorption: A Preliminary Study

Composite adsorbents of carbon and alumina intercalated montmorillonite were prepared and characterized by adsorption of N₂and O₂at various temperatures. The effects of pyrolysis, temperature, heating rate, subsequent degassing, and doping of cations and anions were investigated. The adsorption capacities of the composite adsorbents developed at higher temperatures (0 and −79°C) are found to be larger than those of normal alumina pillared clays. The experimental results showed that the framework of these adsorbents is made of alumina particles and clay sheets while the pyrolyzed carbon distributes in the space of interlayers and interpillars. The pores between the carbon particles, clay sheets, and alumina pillars are very narrow with very strong adsorption forces, leading to enhanced adsorption capacities at 0 and −79°C. The composite adsorbents exhibit features similar to those of carbonaceous adsorbents. Their pore structures, adsorption capacities, and selectivities to oxygen can be tailored by a controlled degassing procedure. Meanwhile, ions can be doped into the adsorbents to modify their adsorption properties, as usually observed for oxide adsorbents like zeolite and pillared clays. Such flexibility in pore structure tailoring is a potential advantage of the composite adsorbents developed for their adsorption and separation applications.     

Sorption of cobalt on organic and inorganic intercalated clays

A Mexican montmorillonite clay was intercalated on the one hand with aluminium or zirconium polyhydroxications, and on the other with two organic compounds. Radioactive cobalt was used to study the Co²⁺ sorption curves in the original and pillared clays. It was found that pillaring in general does not favour the diffusion of cobalt between the layers specially the organic pillared clays. In equilibrium, the cobalt retention reached the highest level, around 0.7 meq/g in the Zr pillared clay.     

Mixed Al/Ce oxide pillaring of montmorillonite: XRD and UV-VIS diffuse reflectance study

Ce and Al pillared clays were prepared by (i) pillaring Ce³⁺-exchanged montmorillonite with Al₁₃ polycation (Ce-Al-PILC) and (ii) by pillaring Na-montmorillonite with an oligomer obtained from cohydrolysis of Ce³⁺ and Al³⁺ salts (Al-Ce-PILC). Cohydrolyzed oligomer gives larger intercalating species with Ce³⁺ incorporated in it. The UV-DRS spectrum of clay sample intercalated with this species shows four distinct absorption bands at 224, 263, 294 and 342 nm, which are attributed to the 4f-5d interconfigurational transitions of Ce³⁺ ions associated with alumina pillars.     

ORGANIC/INORGANIC NANOCOMPOSITES PREPARED BY SPONTANEOUS POLYMERIZATION OF ETHYNYLPYRIDINE WITHIN MONTMORILLONITE

2-Ethynylpyridine was intercalated and polymerized spontaneously within several montmorillonites with different exchangeable cations. FT-IR and UV/vis absorption spectroscopy showed the formation of extensively conjugated polymers within the galleries of montmorillonite. The poly(2-ethynylpyridine) (P2EPy) liberated from montmorillonite has an absorption peak at 470 nm, while P2EPy from thermal polymerization in bulk absorbs at 370 nm, indicating a more extensively conjugated structure of the former. The rate of polymerization within montmorillonites increases in the following order: sodium montmorillonite < calcium montmorillonite < proton montmorillonite. X-ray data support the model of one layer of P2EPy inserted between the lamellae of the aluminosilicate with pyridine rings of the repeating unit oriented nearly perpendicularly to the surface of the lamellae. The intercalated P2EPy within the galleries of montmorillonite displayed an enhanced thermal stability.

     

Investigation of structure and thermal stability of surfactant-modified Al-pillared montmorillonite

For combining the properties of organoclays and pillared clays, inorganic–organic clays have attracted much attention in recent years. In this study, Al Keggin cation pillared montmorillonites (Al-Mts) were first prepared and parts of Al-Mts were calcined at different temperatures (C-Al-Mts). The inorganic–organic montmorillonites were synthesized by intercalating Al-Mts and C-Al-Mts with the cationic surfactant, hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (HDTMAB). The products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, and simultaneous thermogravimetric analysis. For HDTMAB-modified uncalcined Al Keggin cation pillared montmorillonites (H-Al-Mts), the basal spacing increased with the increment of surfactant loading level, but the Al content of H-Al-Mts decreased simultaneously, indicating that the intercalated surfactant replaced some Al Keggin cations in the interlayer space. However, in the case of C-Al-Mts, the interlayer spaces could not be further expanded after surfactant modification, implying that the neighboring montmorillonite layers were “locked” by the aluminum pillars which were formed by dehydroxylation of Al Keggin cation pillars during thermal treatment. The thermal stability of HDTMAB-modified C-Al-Mts (H-C-Al-Mts) was much better than that of H-Al-Mts. The major mass loss of H-C-Al-Mts occurred at ca. 410 °C, corresponding to decomposition of intercalated surfactant cations. In contrast, H-Al-Mts displayed two mass loss temperatures at ca. 270 and 410 °C, corresponding to the evaporation of surfactant molecules and the decomposition of surfactant cations in the interlayer space, respectively.     

Emanation thermal analysis study of Na-montmorillonite and montmorillonite saturated with various cations

Emanation thermal analysis (ETA) and thermogravimetry measured in the range 20–1000°C was used to characterize the thermal behaviour of Na-montmorillonite (Upton Wyoming, USA) and homoionic montmorillonite samples prepared by saturation with cations Li⁺ , Mg²⁺ , Al³⁺ , respectively. It was confirmed that the presence of cations used for montmorillonite saturation (Li⁺ , Mg²⁺ , Al³⁺ ) influenced the thermal behaviour of the samples. The results that indicated the decrease of radon release rate corresponding to a collapse of the interlayer space between the silicate sheets after water release and the crystallization of meta-montmorillonite in the respective temperature intervals were compared. From the ETA results it followed that the thermal stability of intermediate microstructure depends on the type of exchanged cation. A mathematical model was used to evaluate the ETA data.     

Transport properties and microstructure changes of alumina coatings characterized by emanation thermal analysis

Emanation thermal analysis was used to characterize the thermal behaviour of alumina coatings as deposited on EUROFER 97 steel surface by filtered vacuum arc technique. Temperature ranges of the healing of cracks and structure irregularities observed by SEM were determined from the ETA results. Transport properties of the alumina coatings were assessed from the ETA results by the evaluation of radon diffusion parameters in the temperature range from 50 to 300°C. Healing microstructure irregularities of the alumina coatings can be expected in the range 300–700°C as indicated by the decrease of the radon release rate. From the ETA results it followed that the onset of healing the cracks observed by the SEM on the surface of one alumina coating sample can be expected at 430°C. Dedicated to Dr. K. Habersberger, Past-Chairman of the thermal analysis working group of the Czech Chemcial Society, at the occasion of his 75^th birthday     

Thermal behaviour of montmorillonite pillared with different metal oxides

Natural montmorillonite was pillared by various polyhydroxy cations. The resulting pillared layer clays (PILCs) were characterized by X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and infrared (IR) spectroscopies. The thermal behaviour of Al-PILC was investigated in detail by a combonation of XRD, derivatography IR spectroscopy and a comparison to natural montmorillonite is given. It was found that thermal stability of Al-PILC is lower than that of natural montmorillonite. However, heat treatment in the stability region results in significant sintering of natural montmorillonite, while the interlayer spacing of Al-PILC is hardly affected.     

高比表面积多孔Si层柱蒙脱土材料的合成和表征

汽车排放是大气的重要污染源之一。柴油中的含硫分子燃烧后产生的硫氧化物直接导致酸雨,也是城市氮氧化物和颗粒物排放的主要来源。为减少柴油中硫对环境的危害,世界各国相继颁布了严格的柴油含硫标准,加之市场对超低硫柴油的需求,使得各种柴油脱硫技术的开发成为一大热点。而开发高活性的加氢脱硫催化剂则是既经济又简单的方法。     

聚合物调控氧化钛层柱蒙脱石的结构和性能研究

为了改善氧化钛层柱蒙脱石的结构性能,以长链聚合物-端氨基聚甲基环氧乙烷(PPO-D-2000)为结构调节剂,调控合成了聚合物-氧化钛层柱蒙脱石材料。采用X射线粉末衍射、红外、拉曼光谱、TG/DSC、TEM和BET等手段进行了结构表征。结果表明,相比于小分子量表面活性剂而言,长链聚合物不仅能显著提高氧化钛层柱蒙脱石中的二氧化钛含量,而且比表面积比单独氧化钛柱撑蒙脱石增加了约13%,达到241.52m2/g,尤其是孔径、孔体积等孔道结构参数增加一倍左右。将合成的柱撑蒙脱石材料应用于对水中甲基橙的吸附和光催化性能研究表明,聚合物的调控作用能提高氧化钛层柱蒙脱石的吸附能力,光催化效率也有所改善。因此,聚合物对优化无机层柱粘土材料结构、改善吸附和催化性能具有良好的调控作用,为发展环境催化材料提供了新的途径。     

PLS vs zeolites as sorbents and catalysts. Part 7. The role of oxide pillars and aluminosilicate sheets in alcohol dehydration on PILCs

Reactions of primary aliphatic C2-C8 alcohols on alumina and iron-aluminium-oxides pillared montmorillonite and beidellite indicate that dehydration reaction occurs on Lewis sites of pillars, while clays are responsible of cracking. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Structure and properties of polymer modified TiO2 pillared montmorillonite

With the aim of improving the microstructures and properties of TiO₂ pillared montmorillonite (MMT), a long-chain polymer (polyoxypropylenediamine, PPO-D 2000) was used as a template to synthesize composite pillared MMT. The materials were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrophotometer, Fourier Raman (FT-Raman) spectrophotometer, thermo-gravimeter/differential thermogravimeter (TG/DSC), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) methods. The results show that as compared to low-molecular weight surfactant, this polymer significantly expanded the interlayer spacing and thus more TiO₂ could be intercalated into MMT. The specific surface area of polymer/TiO₂ pillared MMT was increased by 13% with comparison to TiO₂ pillared MMT and rose to 241.52 m²/g. Both the pore diameter and volume are doubled, and thus the pore structure is optimized markedly. The investigation on the photo-catalytic degradation of methyl orange in aqueous solution show that the modulation of polymer molecules raise the adsorption content of montmorillonite and improve the photo-catalytic activity. Therefore, this process provides a novel alternative to design and prepare the advanced eco-catalytic materials with high adsorption capacity and photo-catalytic activity. __________ Translated from Huaxue Tongbao, 2007, 12: 936–941 [译自: 化学通报]     

Dehalogenation of Aryl Halides Catalyzed by Montmorillonite Immobilized Bimetal Catalyst in Aqueous System

A novel bisupported bimetal catalyst PVP-PdCl2-FeSO4/Al-Mont-PEG600 was prepared by immobilization of PVP (poly (N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone)) supported bimetallic catalyst using alumina pillared inartificial montmorillonite as the carrier. This catalyst has good dehalogenation activity and selectivity to aryl halides-o-chlorotoluene in aqueous system in the presence of phase transfer catalyst (PEG) and sodium formate as hydrogen source. The catalyst also shows good reusability.     

A brief survey on CLAYPEN and Nanocomposites based on unmodified PE and organo-pillared clays

New clay fillers are mixed with linear low-density polyethylene at 160 °C for 10 min to obtain clay-PE nanocomposites (CLAYPEN) by melt intercalation. Raw montmorillonite (Mt) was pillared (PMt) with partially hydrolyzed Al and Fe salt solutions and further reacted with hexadecyl trimethylammonium bromide (OPMt). For comparison, the hexadecyl trimethylammonium-montmorillonite (OMt) was prepared as a reference material. PE is not intercalated by organoclay. In investigating the pillared clay-PE nanocomposites, XRD is not an appropriate indicator of intercalation of PE, which penetrates into the mesoporous OPMt as shown by TEM. All the nanocomposites have higher Young modulus values than the pristine PE. The best compromise between the other mechanical properties (tensile strength and elongation at break) is obtained with the OPMt-PE nanocomposite. Cone-calorimeter study shows that peak heat release rate value of PE decreases substantially (34%) on addition of 5 phr of this novel OPMt filler.     

Nanocomposites based on gelatin and montmorillonite

Model gelatin/montmorillonite (Ge/MMt) composites were obtained for a variety of unmodified clay concentrations and in the absence of additives, with the main goal of evaluating the effect of the morphologies developed on the composites thermal stability. Morphologies turned form partially exfoliated to exfoliate/intercalated and eventually agglomerated with increasing clay loading, as was observed by atomic force microscopy. Formulations containing 3–10 mass% montmorillonite resulted in an enhancement of composites thermal stability due to stabilizing interactions between co-components, such as strong hydrogen-type bonds, in agreement with the partially exfoliated/intercalated morphologies. Higher clay concentrations showed lower stabilizing effect in agreement with the agglomerated structures developed and the less effective interactions between co-components.