Journal of Chemical Engineering & Process Technology
Open Access
ISSN: 2157-7048
ISSN: 2157-7048
Wenjun Wei
China
Research Article
The Degradation Mechanisms Study of the Organoclay by Using the Nitrogen
Absorption/Desorption and X-ray Diffraction
Author(s): Yuan-Cheng Cao, Wenjun Wei and Jiyan LiuYuan-Cheng Cao, Wenjun Wei and Jiyan Liu
Surfactants modified organoclays are known to undergo degradation during the melt process. In this work nitrogen absorption/desorption and X-ray diffraction were applied to study the mechanic of the degradation by employing the thermal treated commercial organoclay 93A. The 93A powder samples were heated in the Muffle furnace for 2 minutes at temperature ranged from 200 Celsius from 600 Celsius (200°C, 250°C, 300°C, 350°C and 600°C). The N2 absorption/desorption results showed the BET surface area is 10.402 m2/g, 9.455 m2/g, 14.169 m2/g, 8.860 m2/g and 9.198 m2/g respectively. The XRD results showed the d-space [001] 2θ=3.8 for all the samples (200°C -350°C) which did not change compared with the original 93A while the 600°C this unique reflection disappeared. The results indicate that the silicate clay skeletons thermal resistant ability can prot.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2157-7048.1000212