THERMO-X-RAY-DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS OFDIMETHYLSULFOXIDE-KAOLINITE INTERCALATION COMPLEXES

摘要

DMSO-kaolinite complexes of low- and high-defect Georgia kaolinite (KGa-1 and KGa-2, respectively) were investigated bythermo-XRD-analysis. X-ray patterns showed that DMSO was intercalated in both kaolinites with a d(001)-value of 1.11 nm (type Icomplex). The samples were gradually heated up to 170℃ and diffracted by X-ray at room-temperature. With the rise in temperature,due to the thermal evolution of the guest molecules, the relative intensity of the 1.11 nm peak decreased and that of the 0.72 nm peak(neat kaolinite) increased indicating that the fraction of the non-intercalated tactoids increased. The 1.11 peak disappeared at130-140℃. During the thermal treatment of both complexes two additional peaks appeared at 110 and 120℃, respectively, with d-val-ues of 0.79-0.94 and 0.61-0.67 nm in DMSO-KGa-1 and 0.81-0.86 and 0.62-0.66 nm in DMSO-KGa-2, indicating the formation of anew phase (type II complex). The new complex was obtained by the dehydration of type I complex and was composed of intercalatedDMSO molecules which did not escape. The new peaks disappeared at 150-160°C indicating the complete escape of DMSO.