Alkylation of benzene with 1-dodecene catalyzed by metal-pillared montmorillonite (M-PILC, M = Al, Cr, Fe, Al-Fe, Fe-Cr) was successfully carried out. The formation of linear monoalkylbenzenes in 98% yield in the presence of Fe-PILC during two hours is remarkable. The 2-phenydodecane obtained with 30% concentration within the other 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-monosubstituted products is similar to that o...

A series of carboxyethylphosphonate hybrid materials has been prepared: Mn(II)(O3PCH2CH2COOH) *H2O (1), Mn(III)(OH)(O3PCH2CH2COOH)*H2O (2), Al3(III)(OH)3(O3PCH2CH2CO2)2 *3H2O (3) and Cr2(III)(OH)3(O3PCH2CH2CO2) *3H2O (4). Compounds 1 and 2 were synthesized from Mn(III)(CH3COO)3 *2H2O under hydrothermal, or refluxing treatments, respectively. The crystal structures of the manganese-bearing solid...

The thermal emission of alkali metal ions from Al30-pillared montmorillonite in comparison with its natural form was studied by mass spectrometry in the temperature range 770-930 K. The measurements were carried out on a magnetic mass spectrometer MI-1201. For natural montmorillonite, the densities of the emission currents (j) decrease in the mass spectrum in the following sequence (T = 805 K, ...

Green zinc-metal-pillared bentonite mediated curcumin extract (Zn@CN/BE) was synthesized and characterized as a low-cost multifunctional (curcumin-based phytochemicals, zinc-capped curcumin, zinc/curcumin complexes, zinc-pillared bentonite) antioxidant antidiabetic agent with enhanced activity. The activities of the Zn@CN/BE structure were assessed in comparison ZnO individual components presen...

The mechanical properties of non-vulcanized natural rubber and dialyzed natural rubber-clay nanocomposites have been studied by uniaxial deformations to evaluate the reinforcement efficiency of the clay. We show that while non-rubber molecules contribute to auto-reinforcement, removal of these molecules improves significantly the performance of clay as reinforcement agent. These mechanical prop...

[1] To understand the aqueous history of Mars, it is critical to constrain the alteration mineralogy of the Martian surface. Previously published analyses of thermal infrared (l = 6–25 mm) remote sensing data of Mars suggest that dark regions have 15–20% clay minerals. However, near-infrared (l = 1–3 mm) spectral results generally do not identify widespread clay minerals. Thermal infrared detec...