Characterization and manipulation of montmorillonite properties towards technological and environmental applications

The combination of pillarization and charge neutralization with Li+ can make montmorillonite an important support material for industry decontamination pollutants in soil water. Montmorillonite characterization techniques were described detail, procedures used, after saturation, to modify manipulate the chemical mineralogical surface properties this montmorillonite. Eight samples produced: 1) natural (Chisholm Mine – MMT); 2) saturated (MMTLi); 3) polyethylene glycol (PEG) Al-pillared (AlPEG); 4) PEG [...]