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Characterization of products obtained by acid leaching of Fe-bentonite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2018

J. Madejová ,
S. Andrejkovičová ,
J. Bujdák ,
A. Čeklovský ,
J. Hrachová ,
J. Valúchová  and
P. Komadel
J. Madejová*
Affiliation:
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-845 36 Bratislava, Slovakia
S. Andrejkovičová
Affiliation:
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-845 36 Bratislava, Slovakia
J. Bujdák
Affiliation:
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-845 36 Bratislava, Slovakia
A. Čeklovský
Affiliation:
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-845 36 Bratislava, Slovakia
J. Hrachová
Affiliation:
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-845 36 Bratislava, Slovakia
J. Valúchová
Affiliation:
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-845 36 Bratislava, Slovakia
P. Komadel
Affiliation:
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-845 36 Bratislava, Slovakia
*
*E-mail: uachjmad@savba.sk
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Abstract

This study focused on the structure and physical properties of acid-treated bentonite L45 from the Lieskovec deposit (Slovakia). New applications of near infrared and visible spectroscopies were used to follow Fe-montmorillonite dissolution and layer-charge reduction. Progressive dissolution of L45 results in the formation of a protonated amorphous silica phase. The OH overtone at 7312 cm–1 revealed the creation of Si–OH groups in the mildly treated samples. The area of the Si–O–Moct band, as obtained by a peak-fitting procedure, is a sensitive indicator of the changes in the octahedral sheets. Ultraviolet-visible (UV-VIS) spectroscopy of the smectite dispersions with methylene blue (MB) is an efficient method for controlling the acid activation process of bentonites. The results reveal that acid treatment causes a substantial layer-charge reduction, probably due to prevailing dissolution of MgO4(OH)2 polyhedra in the octahedral sheets. The layer-charge reduction is proportional to the structural changes and to the extent of mineral decomposition upon acid treatment.

Keywords

smectitestructural modificationlayer chargesorption propertiesinfrared spectroscopyVIS spectroscopy
Type
Research Article
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Clay Minerals , Volume 42 , Issue 4 , December 2007 , pp. 527 - 540
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2007

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