Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
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Volume 105: Issue 1
Study of urea intercalation into halloysite by thermoanalytical and spectroscopic techniques
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E. Horváth Institute of Environmental Engineering, University of Pannonia, H-8200, Veszprém, P.O. Box 158, Hungary

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J. Kristóf Institute of Environmental Engineering, University of Pannonia, H-8200, Veszprém, P.O. Box 158, Hungary

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R. Kurdi Institute of Environmental Engineering, University of Pannonia, H-8200, Veszprém, P.O. Box 158, Hungary

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É. Makó Institute of Materials Engineering, University of Pannonia, H-8200, Veszprém, P.O. Box 158, Hungary

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V. Khunová Institute of Polymer Materials, The Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37, Bratislava, Slovakia

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53–59
Online Publication Date:
08 Apr 2011
Publication Date:
01 Jul 2011
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-011-1522-9
Keywords:
Halloysite; Intercalation; Urea; Thermal analysis; XRD; FTIR; Raman microscopy; Molecular mechanics
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Abstract

Intercalation of a kaolinite-containing halloysite from Biela Hora (Slovakia) with urea was investigated by simultaneous TG–DTA, XRD, FTIR (DRIFT), and Raman spectroscopy. The process of intercalation and thermal deintercalation was followed for the as-prepared and the washed (with isopropanol) samples. The proposed structural model was supported by molecular mechanical calculations. Incorporation of the intercalate (in 5 wt%) in molten polypropylene at 200 °C resulted in the complete delamination of the mineral. It is supposed that gas formation as a result of urea decomposition between the layers prevents reorientation and restructuring of the layers.

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