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The Role of the Nature of Pillars in the Structural and Magnetic Properties of Magnetic Pillared Clays

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Cherifa Bachir ,
Yanhua Lan ,
Valeriu Mereacre ,
Annie K. Powell ,
Christian Bender Koch  and
Peter G. Weidler
Cherifa Bachir*
Affiliation:
Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, B.P. 1505 EL-Mnaouer, University of Sciences and Technologies USTO “Mohamed Boudiaf,”, Oran, Algeria Chemistry Materials Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Oran Es-Senia, B.P 1524 El-M’Naouer, Oran, Algeria
Yanhua Lan
Affiliation:
Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie KIT, Engesserstr. 15 Geb. 30.45, D-76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
Valeriu Mereacre
Affiliation:
Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie KIT, Engesserstr. 15 Geb. 30.45, D-76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
Annie K. Powell
Affiliation:
Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie KIT, Engesserstr. 15 Geb. 30.45, D-76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
Christian Bender Koch
Affiliation:
Department of Basic Sciences and Environment, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark
Peter G. Weidler
Affiliation:
Institute of Functional Interfaces, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie KIT, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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* E-mail address of corresponding author: cherifa.bachir@kit.edu
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Abstract

Pillared clays (PILCs) with magnetic properties have significant potential for application in industry and the environment, but relatively few studies of these types of materials have been carried out. The aim of the present work was to gain insight into the magnetic and structural properties of pillared clays by examining in detail the influence of the calcination temperature and the nature of different pillared clays on these properties.

Magnetic layered systems from different pillared clays were prepared and characterized. Firstly, Ti-, Al-, and Zr-pillared clays (Ti-PILCs, Al-PILCs, and Zr-PILCs, respectively) were produced at different calcination temperatures and then magnetic pillared clays (Ti-M-PILCs, Al-M-PILCs, and Zr-M-PILCs) were prepared at ambient temperature. The synthesis involves a reduction in aqueous solution of the original Fe-exchanged pillared clay using NaBH4. The structural properties of pillared clays and their magnetic forms were investigated using X-ray diffraction, N2 adsorption, cation exchange capacity determination, and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) measurements. The properties of the magnetic pillared clays were investigated by superconducting quantum interference devices and Mössbauer spectroscopy. An evaluation of the data obtained allowed an estimation of the pillared structure in one PILC-model before and after magnetization. The model was determined on the basis of a simple geometric model and experimental data leading to the calculation of a filling factor (FF) which contained information about the number of intercalated pillared layers and the unaffected layers. In the case of Ti precursors, the best calcination temperature was 400°C, which maintained the highest specific surface area and pore volume with magnetic parameters suitable for magnetic application. Similar experiments with Al- and Zr-pillars have been discussed. A correlation between the XRF data, porosity, FF calculation, and magnetic properties led to the conclusion that the sample Al-M-PILC previously calcined at 500°C was the most stable material after the magnetization process. The same examination in the case of Zr materials suggested that the most stable sample had been calcined at 300°C (sample Zr-M-PILC-300).

Keywords

Filling FactorMagnetic Pillared ClaysMössbauer SpectroscopyPillared ClaysSQUID
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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 59 , Issue 6 , December 2011 , pp. 547 - 559
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Copyright © Clay Minerals Society 2011

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