Synthesis and Characterization of Al-Cr-Pillared Montmorillonite with High Thermal Stability and Adsorption Capacity*

摘要

Al-Cr-pillared montmorillonite was synthesized by using bentonite and Al-Cr pillaring solutions as starting materials.The basal spacing and specific surface areas of the materials were significantly increased relative to those of untreated clays.When the Al/Cr molar ratio(R) was 0.10,the d(001) value and specific surface area of pillared montmorillonite were 1.9194 nm and 165.7 m2 g -1,respectively.Thermal stability of the materials was determined using calcined tests and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis.The materials formed at different R(0.05;0.10;0.15;0.25) exhibit a high thermal stability at 300℃,especially at initial R=0.10,the basal interlayer spacing of materials is stabilized at 1.7313 nm after calcined at 500℃ for 2 h.Adsorption behavior of the materials was studied by adsorption experiments.The results show that the Al-Cr-pillared montmorillonites exhibit much stronger adsorption capacity on Cr 6+ in aqueous solution than untreated clays do.