TY - JOUR
T1 - Shape-selective adsorption of aromatic molecules from water by tetramethylammonium-smectite
AU - Lee, Jiunn Fwu
AU - Mortland, Max M.
AU - Boyd, Stephen A.
AU - Chiou, Cary T.
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - The adsorption of aromatic compounds by smectite exchanged with tetramethylammonium (TMA) has been studied. Aromatic compounds adsorbed by TMA-smectite are assumed to adopt a tilted orientation in a face-to-face arrangment with the TMA tetrahedra. The sorptive characteristics of TMA-smectite were influenced strongly by the presence of water. The dry TMA-smectite showed little selectivity in the uptake of benzen, toluene and xylene. In the presence of water, TMA-smectite showed a high degree of selectivity based on molecular size/shape, resulting in high uptake of benzene and progressively lower uptake of larger aromatic molecules. This selectivity appeared to result from the shrinkage of interlamellar cavities by water.
AB - The adsorption of aromatic compounds by smectite exchanged with tetramethylammonium (TMA) has been studied. Aromatic compounds adsorbed by TMA-smectite are assumed to adopt a tilted orientation in a face-to-face arrangment with the TMA tetrahedra. The sorptive characteristics of TMA-smectite were influenced strongly by the presence of water. The dry TMA-smectite showed little selectivity in the uptake of benzen, toluene and xylene. In the presence of water, TMA-smectite showed a high degree of selectivity based on molecular size/shape, resulting in high uptake of benzene and progressively lower uptake of larger aromatic molecules. This selectivity appeared to result from the shrinkage of interlamellar cavities by water.
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U2 - 10.1039/F19898502953
DO - 10.1039/F19898502953
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:37049074686
SN - 0300-9599
VL - 85
SP - 2953
EP - 2962
JO - Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions 1: Physical Chemistry in Condensed Phases
JF - Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions 1: Physical Chemistry in Condensed Phases
IS - 9
ER -