Modification of Montmorillonite by new surfactants.

• Main Authors: Ahmad @ Ayob, Mansor, Hoidy, Wisam H., Ibrahim, Nor Azowa, Al-Mulla, Emad A. Jaffar
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN) 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15682/1/Modification%20of%20Montmorillonite%20by%20new%20surfactants.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15682/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The sodium Montmorillonite is not susceptible to polymer due to its organophobic character and has low basal spacing. This study reports on the effect of three new organic cations including Triethyl Amine (TEA), Tripropyl Amine (TPA) and Trioctyl Amine (TOA) on the basal spacing of the clay as indic...