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Adsorption of polyethylene glycol from aqueous solution on montmorillonite clays

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Adsorption rates and capacities of polyethylene glycol (PEG) were investigated for five montmorillonite clays. The adsorption of PEG for all the montmorillonite clays was rapid, and equilibrium was attained within 30 min. The adsorption isotherms of PEG for all the montmorillonites conformed to the Freundlich equation. The adsorption heats were 7.3 and 11.6 kJ · mol−1(mw.:2000), and 8.7 and 14.2 kJ · mol−1(mw.:20000) for the montmorillonite and the bentonite II-Ca, respectively. Adsorption capacities for all the clay samples approached constants for the molecular weight of PEG over 2000, though they increased with the increase of molecular weight under 2000. The adsorption capacities were slightly influenced by a nearly neutral pH. The montmorillonite clays which had different interlayer cations showed quite different adsorption capacities. The bentonite II-Ca, the acid clay, and the activated clay showed large adsorption capacities that were 30–50 % of that of an activated carbon.

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    Present address: Department of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan

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Zhao, X., Urano, K. & Ogasawara, S. Adsorption of polyethylene glycol from aqueous solution on montmorillonite clays. Colloid & Polymer Sci 267, 899–906 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01410338

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