This study investigates the synthesis and characterization of organophilic bentonite, from natural organophobic bentonite from Ebenebe Anambra State, Nigeria. The clay was used after milling and drying at 110°C overnight. The natural bentonite was then converted to sodium bentoni...
Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) – modified and unmodified sodium bentonite were both used for the competitive adsorption of m-xylene and toluene from their aqueous solution. Infrared spectroscopy (IR) and expansion tests (adsorption capacity and Foster swelling) measurement...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2020/v5i230143
The oil industry is experiencing a paradigm shift where the use of green chemicals is being encouraged in order to address environmental issues associated with the use of synthetic chemicals and also because of the fact that most of these synthetic polymers like hydrolysed polyac...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v36i430243