Brazilian organoclays as nanostructured sorbents of petroleum-derived hydrocarbons

Kleberson Ricardo de Oliveira Pereira, Rosângela Abdala Hanna, Marilda Mendonça Guazzelli Ramos Vianna, Carolina A. Pinto, Meiry Gláucia Freire Rodrigues, Francisco Rolando Valenzuela‐Díaz

Materials Research · 2005 · 75 citations · 9 references

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Organophilic clays were prepared using a bentonite from the town of Boa Vista, state of Paraíba, Brazil, and a quaternary ammonium salt (Genamin CTAC-50). The materials obtained were characterized by X-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy. The results showed a good gasoline, toluene, diesel fuel and kerosene adsorbing capacity.

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