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Copper (II) Interactions with Montmorillonite: Evidence from Physical Methods
Author(s) -
McBride M. B.,
Mortland M. M.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1974.03615995003800030014x
Subject(s) - montmorillonite , copper , chemistry , electron paramagnetic resonance , ion , adsorption , octahedron , silicate , inorganic chemistry , solvation , divalent , clay minerals , crystallography , dehydration , silicate minerals , mineralogy , nuclear magnetic resonance , biochemistry , physics , organic chemistry
Interaction of exchangeable copper(II) with montmorillonite was studied by means of infrared and electron spin resonance spectroscopy supported by X‐ray diffraction, magnetic susceptibility measurements, and determination of CEC values. The solvation properties of the clays after heat treatment are found to be much different with ethanol than with water. Dehydration of exchangeable Cu(II) allows these ions to become imbedded in hexagonal cavities of the silicate structure, or penetrate into the empty octahedral positions and lower the layer charge. Resolvation allow the Cu(II) ions to move out of the hexagonal holes; however, Cu(II) ions that have migrated to the octahedral layer are not exchangeable. No evidence for specific adsorption was found. The results indicate that the properties of Cu(II) on clay surfaces are dependent largely on its strongly held ligand water, and the ion behaves much like other divalent ions on clays.