Brazilian organoclays as nanostructured sorbents of petroleum-derived hydrocarbons

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 fue...

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Main Authors: Kleberson Ricardo de Oliveira Pereira, Rosângela Abdala Hanna, Marilda Mendonça Guazzelli Ramos Vianna, Carolina Afonso Pinto, Meiry Gláucia Freire Rodrigues, Francisco Rolando Valenzuela-Diaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol) 2005-03-01
Series:Materials Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392005000100014