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A Study of the Morphology and Properties of Aryl and Alkyl Ammonium Montmorillonites: An Electron Microscope Investigation

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Clays and Clay Minerals

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The effect of exchanging selected aryl and alkyl ammonium cations for sodium ions on the morphology and the hydrophobicity of a sodium montmorillonite was studied. It was found that the morphology of the organo-clays as observed by transmission electron microscopy depended on the type of and the amount of exchanged organic cation. An attempt was made to correlate the observed morphology of organo-clays with their hydrophobicity.

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  1. Donald L. Jernigan

    Present address: Mary Hardin-Baylor College, Belton, Texas, 76513, USA

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 76703, USA

    Donald L. Jernigan & James L. McAtee Jr.

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Jernigan, D.L., McAtee, J.L. A Study of the Morphology and Properties of Aryl and Alkyl Ammonium Montmorillonites: An Electron Microscope Investigation. Clays Clay Miner. 23, 169–172 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1346/CCMN.1975.0230301

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