montmorillonite

Perspectives of Treatment of Water Environments from Pollutants with Ultrasound-Activated Bentonites

The paper analyzes the perspectives for natural sorbents to be used in environmental technologies. The object of the study is the clay rock from the left side of the upper Pivdennyi Bug river (in the vicinity of the Khmelnytskyi city). The rock was enriched in montmorillonite by centrifugation of a clay suspension to obtain the fraction with a size of less than 5∙10-6 m. The researchers defined the mineral composition of the enriched clay based on the findings of the X-ray diffraction and complex thermal analyses.

HYDROGEL MEMBRANES BASED ON COPOLYMERS OF 2-HYDROXY-ETHYL METHACRYLATE WITH POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE, MODIFIED WITH MONTMORILLONITE AND SILVER NANOPARTICLES

Hydrogel membranes based on copolymers of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate with polyvinylpyrrolidone, modified with inorganic additives were synthesized. The influence of montmorillonite and silver on the properties of synthesized composite hydrogel membranes was studied. It was established that montmorillonite improves the mechanical properties of membranes, but slightly reduces their permeability. The chemistry of the recovery reaction of silver from its salts using polyvinylpyrrolidone as a reducing agent and stabilizer is proposed.

Green Synthesis of Functionalized Poly(3-Glycidoxypropyl-Trimethoxysilane) Using an Eco-Catalyst (Treated Montmorillonite)

Telechelic poly(3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane) (PGPTMS) with acetate and methacrylate end groups was successfully synthesized by an efficient and solvent-free approach, with anhydrides (acetic anhydride (AA) and methacrylic anhydride (MA)), by cationic ring-opening polymerization of 3 glycidoxypropyltrimetho-xysilane (GPTMS), using an ecologic solid catalyst Maghnite-H+ (Mag-H+), instead of electrophilic catalysts, such as, Bronsted and Lewis acids which are very noxious and corrosive.

INVESTIGATION OF INFLUENCE OF CONDITIONS OF OBTAINING PA6/MMT NANOCOMPOSITES ON THEIR THERMAL PROPERTIES

The influence of additional thermal and thermomechanical treatment of PA6/MMT nanocomposites obtained from the formic acid solution on their heat resistance and technological properties was investigated. Thermal analysis established that heating the nanocomposite to a temperature of 250 ºС and treating it on a capillary plastometer IIRT at a temperature of 230 ºС increases the degree of crystallinity and heat resistance of the samples.

USE OF CLAY SORPTIVE MATERIALS IN THE SYNTHESIS OF POLYMER MATERIALS

The paper suggests the solution to the urgent problem of increasing the level of environmental safety of industrial wastewater treatment from heavy metal using natural and modified bentonite.The use of spent bentonite in the processes of filling polymers is investigated. The aim of the research was to study the influence of fillers on the crosslinking course and functional properties of vulcanized elastomeric mixtures. Test research compositions included chloroprene rubber and chlorosulfonated polyethylene. Nanofillers were used as a strengthening substance.

USE OF CLAY SORPTIVE MATERIALS IN THE SYNTHESIS OF POLYMER MATERIALS

The paper suggests the solution to the urgent problem of increasing the level of environmental safety of industrial wastewater treatment from heavy metal using natural and modified bentonite.The use of spent bentonite in the processes of filling polymers is investigated. The aim of the research was to study the influence of fillers on the crosslinking course and functional properties of vulcanized elastomeric mixtures. Test research compositions included chloroprene rubber and chlorosulfonated polyethylene. Nanofillers were used as a strengthening substance.

RESEARCH OF NANOCOMPOSITE BASED ON POLYVINYL ALCOHOL BY DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY

The methods of obtaining structured and water-soluble nanocomposite films based on polyvinyl alcohol and intercalated montmorillonite are presented in the paper. The structure and thermophysical characteristics of the obtained films were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry. It was found that the modification of polyvinyl alcohol by intercalated montmorillonite reduces the degree of crystallinity of the obtained nanocomposites but significantly increases their heat resistance.

Obtaining of nanocomposites based on montmorillonite and polyamide in solution

The method of obtaining nanocomposites based on polyamide-6 and montmorillonite intercalated by polyvinylpyrrolidone by precipitation from a solution in formic acid was developed in the work. The structure and physical interaction between the components of nanocomposites were studied by the methods of XRD, IR spectroscopic, and microscopic analyzes. The presence of polyvinylpyrrolidone in the structure of nanocomposites obtained from the solution was confirmed by IR spectroscopic analysis.

Direct Synthesis and Characterization of Photo-Crosslinkable Biodegradable PLA-PEG-PLA Ttiblock Copolymer with Methacrylates Functions by Green Montmorillonite Clay Catalyst

Di-methacrylated PLA-PEG-PLA triblock copolymers of polylactide and polyethylene glycol were synthesized in one-step process by bulk cationic polymerization of lactide in the presence of PEG with different average molecular weights, using Maghnite-H+, an acidic montmorillonite clay, as a solid non-toxic catalyst. The obtained di-methacrylated copolymer was analyzed by 1H NMR and DSC.

ORGANO-MONTMORILLONITE MODIFIED BY POLYIONENES FOR POLYMER COMPOSITES

The technology for producing montmorillonite modified with polyionenes has been developed. It was shown that macromolecular polymer intercalation of the quaternary ammonium salt of montmorillonite intercrystalline space is accompanied by an increase in interlayer distances from 1.08 to 1.67 nm. A method for the synthesis of montmorillonite modified with polyionenes is proposed.