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Adsorption characteristics of hexadecyl ammonium with different numbers of carbon chains in montmorillonite and the structure of the prepared composites

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The dynamics and thermodynamics of adsorption of hexadecyl ammonium with different numbers of carbon chains in montmorillonite (Mt) with different layer charge density and the structure of hexadecyl ammonium/Na-Mt composites were studied in this paper. The dynamic results show that the adsorption process of hexadecyl ammonium in Na-Mt fits well with the quasi-second-order dynamics equation. The reaction rate constant k is correlated negatively with the numbers of carbon chains and the dosages of hexadecyl ammonium, but positively with the layer charge density of Na-Mt. The thermodynamic results show that the adsorption of hexadecyl ammonium in Na-Mt is a spontaneous and exothermic process, in which the entropy change ΔS first increases and then decreases. The adsorption efficiency has a positive correlation with the numbers of carbon chains and the layer charge density, but a negative correlation with the dosage of hexadecyl ammonium. Under the same dosage of hexadecyl ammonium, when the layer charge density of Na-Mt is lower, fewer carbon chains are conducive to the spontaneous reaction. On the contrary, when the layer charge density of Na-Mt is higher, a greater number of carbon chains are beneficial to the spontaneous reaction. The results of structural characterization of hexadecyl ammonium/Na-Mt show that with the increase of the numbers of carbon chains, hexadecyl ammonium dosage and Na-Mt layer charge density, the d(001) value and orderly degree of hexadecyl ammonium/Na-Mt increase, but its BET surface area, pore volume and most probable pore radius decrease.

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This work was supported by grants from the National Nature Science Foundation of China: “Design of structure and gelling performance of Montmorillonite/Alkyl ammonium based on the adsorption properties of Alkyl ammonium on Montmorillonite” (No: 51774200).

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    Yueting Wang, Shan Jiang, Guowei Chen & Dongliang Liu

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Qiu, J., Wang, Y., Wu, P. et al. Adsorption characteristics of hexadecyl ammonium with different numbers of carbon chains in montmorillonite and the structure of the prepared composites. J Porous Mater 28, 1675–1687 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-021-01114-z

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