Open AccessPurification and activation of the Iraqi bentonite for edible oil Production
Author(s) -
Hameed R D Alamery,
Saad Ali Ahmed
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1090/1/012039
Subject(s) - bentonite , hydrochloric acid , montmorillonite , chemistry , iron oxide , specific surface area , clay minerals , nuclear chemistry , mineralogy , chemical engineering , materials science , environmental chemistry , geology , metallurgy , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , geotechnical engineering , catalysis , engineering
Samples of Iraqi bentonitic sediments, representing local montmorillonite brought from Traifawi region near the Syrian border. Mineralogical the samples were characterized as low grade of Ca-smectite, particle size, chemical analysis, XRD, and BET surface area analyses of the samples were carried out to examine the structure of bentonite before and after acid activation. The goal is to prepare a bleaching earth for edible oil production. Iraqi Bentonite was beneficiated and activated by series of physical and chemical steps, using 4N & 6N concentration of hydrochloric acid and at a temperature of 70-80 ° C. Surface area and pore volume of the samples were determined to assess the bleaching power of the activated bentonite. The chemical composition of the bentonite improve after remove Calcite phase was disappeared, reduced Iron oxide percentage with Increasing the concentration of hydrochloric acid and the treatment time lead to the growth of Smectite phase and change the structural of bentonite which noticed by improve of surface area from 58.93 to 206.62 m 2 g −1 .