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Sorption of Methylene Blue by Montmorillonite Saturated with Different Cations
Author(s) -
Bodenheimer W.,
Heller Lisa
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
israel journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.908
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1869-5868
pISSN - 0021-2148
DOI - 10.1002/ijch.196800040
Subject(s) - chemistry , montmorillonite , sorption , methylene blue , stoichiometry , methylene , dispersion (optics) , inorganic chemistry , adsorption , organic chemistry , catalysis , physics , photocatalysis , optics
Sorption of methylene blue by montmorillonite is a cation exchange reaction, but the replacement is not stoichiometric. The degree of dispersion of the clay and the interlayer cations initially present influence the amount of dye sorbed and the nature of the reaction products.