Open AccessExperimental methods to study clay minerals and perspective applications of Fluorohectorite
Author(s) -
Paulo Henrique Michels-Brito,
Leander Michels,
Kristoffer William Bø Hunvik,
Éverton Carvalho dos Santos,
Barbara Pacáková,
Leide P. Cavalcanti,
Kenneth Dahl Knudsen,
H. N. Bordallo,
O. Fossum
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
materials and devices
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2495-3911
DOI - 10.23647/ca.md20201501
Subject(s) - clay minerals , intercalation (chemistry) , environmental remediation , swelling , materials science , chemical engineering , mineralogy , nanotechnology , chemistry , geology , inorganic chemistry , contamination , composite material , engineering , ecology , biology
Fluorohectorite is a synthetic 2:1 layer smectite clay where the presence of exchangeable cations located between water molecules in the interlayer space allows for expansion of the crystal lattice. This swelling property is extremely relevant to many applications including water treatment, bioactive molecules intercalation (drug delivery), soil remediation, CO2capture as well as extra-terrestrial environment studies. In the present chapter, the aim is to discuss why Fluorohectorite can be in particular advantageous for many applications where retention of big volumes is an issue. We will also discuss on the main experimental techniques used to study these materials.