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Structural Study of Maya Blue: Textural, Thermal and Solid-State Multinuclear Magnetic Resonance Characterization of the Palygorskite-Indigo and Sepiolite-Indigo Adducts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Basil Hubbard ,
Wenxing Kuang ,
Arvin Moser ,
Glenn A. Facey  and
Christian Detellier
Basil Hubbard
Affiliation:
Center for Catalysis Research and Innovation, Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5
Wenxing Kuang
Affiliation:
Center for Catalysis Research and Innovation, Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5
Arvin Moser
Affiliation:
Center for Catalysis Research and Innovation, Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5
Glenn A. Facey
Affiliation:
Center for Catalysis Research and Innovation, Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5
Christian Detellier*
Affiliation:
Center for Catalysis Research and Innovation, Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5
*
*E-mail address of corresponding author: dete@science.uottawa.ca
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Abstract

Palygorskite-indigo and sepiolite-indigo adducts (2 wt.% indigo) were prepared by crushing the two compounds together in a mortar and heating the resulting mixtures at 150 and 120°C, respectively, for 20 h. The samples were tested chemically to ensure that they displayed the characteristic properties of Maya Blue. Textural analysis revealed that no apparent changes in microporosity occurred in sepiolite or palygorskite after thermal treatment at 120°C (sepiolite) and 150°C (palygorskite) for 20 h. Micropore measurements showed a loss of microporosity in both sepiolite and palygorskite after reaction with indigo. The TGA-DTG curves of the sepiolite-indigo and palygorskite-indigo adducts were similar to their pure clay mineral counterparts except for an additional weight loss at ∼360°C due to indigo.

The 29Si CP/MAS-NMR spectrum of the heated sepiolite-indigo adduct is very reminiscent of the spectrum of dehydrated sepiolite. Crushing indigo and sepiolite together initiates a complexation, clearly seen in the 13C CP/MAS-NMR spectrum, which can be driven to completion by heat application. In contrast to the broad peaks of the pure indigo 13C CP/MAS-NMR spectrum, the sepiolite-indigo adduct spectrum consists of a well-defined series of six narrow peaks in the 120.0–125.0 ppm range. In addition, the sepiolite-indigo spectrum has two narrow, shifted peaks corresponding to the carbonyl group and the C-7 (C-16) of indigo. A model is proposed in which indigo molecules are rigidly fixed to the clay mineral surface through hydrogen bonds with edge silanol groups, and these molecules act to block the nano-tunnel entrances.

Keywords

IndigoMaya BluePalygorskiteSepioliteSolid-State Multinuclear Magnetic ResonanceTextural AnalysisThermal Analysis
Type
Research Article
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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 51 , Issue 3 , June 2003 , pp. 318 - 326
Copyright
Copyright © 2003, The Clay Minerals Society

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