Organo-metallic clay complexes

Abstract

Abstract Differential thermal analysis curves were obtained for a series of diamine and glycol complexes with natural and copper substituted montmorillonite, in air and in an inert atmosphere. Thermobalance curves of the diamine-clay systems were also determined. The exothermic peaks observed in air are characteristic for any particular system and reflect the nature and binding of the interlamellar material; no direct correlation was, however, observed with pyrolysis and oxidation processes in the clay. Organic matter is frequently liberated from the clay before oxidation, which then occurs within the reaction cell but outside the clay phase. The extent to which oxidation is completed at any particular temperature depends upon the supply of oxygen and the amount of organic material present.