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Thermoanalytical study of acid-treated clay containing amino acid immobilized on its surface

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The aim of this study is to investigate the incorporation of amino acid molecules in an acid-activated montmorillonite by means of solid characterization after the incorporation of these biomolecules. The acid activation procedure was carried out for the purpose of increasing the acid sites in the clay as well as the impurity elimination in the mineral. Cysteine, aspartic, and glutamic acids were adsorbed on montmorillonite K10 which was previously treated with a hydrochloric acid solution. The clay was put in contact with amino acid solutions at two different concentrations. Each amino acid was adsorbed at identical conditions, with the pH fixed to ensure the charge of molecules and surface clay. The solid was characterized by means of X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and nitrogen adsorption at 77 K. After the amino acid adsorption, the powders showed changes in their characteristics as well as in their thermal behavior, which depended on both the concentration and the nature of the adsorbed amino acid. The thermal decomposition and elimination of cysteine occurred at a higher temperature than the aspartic and glutamic acid; the complete removal of glutamic acid molecules was not observed at 850 °C. The differences observed in the solid characteristic after the adsorption of each amino acid were discussed. Both the thermoanalytical study and characterization of materials after the interaction with amino acid molecules can be useful to understand the adsorption mechanism of biomolecules on solid surfaces.

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This study has been financed by the University of Guanajuato through of DAIP office (Direccion de Apoyo a la Investigacion y el Posgrado). We acknowledge to Esthela Ramos and Cesar Contreras for their constructive comments about the manuscript. The authors also thank Martin Rodriguez Garcia for the figure edition in the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Guanajuato, Noria Alta s/n, Col. Noria Alta, 36050, Guanajuato, GTO, Mexico

    P. Rangel-Rivera & G. Rangel-Porras

  2. Instituto de Investigación en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, México, DF, Mexico

    H. Pfeiffer-Perea & E. Lima-Muñoz

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Rangel-Rivera, P., Rangel-Porras, G., Pfeiffer-Perea, H. et al. Thermoanalytical study of acid-treated clay containing amino acid immobilized on its surface. J Therm Anal Calorim 115, 1359–1369 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-013-3464-x

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