This paper reports the first example of the direct intercalation
of an organic polymer into
the interlamellar spaces of kaolinite. Poly(ethylene glycols)
(PEG 3400 and PEG 1000) were
intercalated into kaolinite by displacing dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)
from the DMSO−kaolinite intercalate (Kao−DMSO). This was done directly from the
polymer melt at
temperatures between 150 and 200 °C. XRD showed that the
intercalated oxyethylene units
were arranged in flattened monolayer arrangements, such that the
interlayer expansion
was 4.0 Å. Infrared analysis of Kao−PEG 3400 supported the
assignment of a trans
conformation to at least a portion of the
(O−CH2CH2−O) groups of the PEG polymer
while
13C CP and DD/MAS NMR indicated that the polymer was
intercalated intact and was more
constrained in the interlamellar spaces of kaolinite than it was in its
bulk form. TGA/DSC
analysis revealed that the complete decomposition of the organic
component of the
oxyethylene-based organokaolinites did not occur until greater than
1000 °C. The formulas
were estimated to be
Al2Si2O5(OH)4(−OCH2CH2−)0.77(DMSO)0.27
and
Al2Si2O5(OH)4(−OCH2CH2−)0.99(DMSO)0.17,
respectively for the cases of PEG 1000 and PEG 3400. The
calculated
formulas for both samples are consistent with one unit of oxyethylene
or DMSO per Al2Si2O5(OH)4 unit. Given the
known density of hydroxyl groups on the aluminol surface,
a
polymer conformation where ethyleneoxy groups repeat every 2.8 Å with
the oxygens all
facing toward the hydroxyl surface should be favored. It is
suggested that the polymer adopts
a conformation TG2T‘G2‘, in which the repeat
unit per ethyleneoxy group is 2.94 Å, and all
the oxygens are lined up on one side of the chain. The tension
resulting from the imperfect
fit could be relaxed by a certain degree of trans
conformations.
Abstract--A new, well-ordered, thermally robust ethylene glycol intercalate of kaolinite was formed by refluxing the dimethyl sulfoxide intercalate of kaolinite (Kao-DMSO) with dry ethylene glycol (EG). This new phase (Kao-EG 9.4 A) which is characterized by a dool of 9.4 A is distinct from a previously reported ethylene glycol intercalated phase of kaolinite (Kao-EG 10.8/k) which has a dool of 10.8 ,~. The characterization of these two phases was studied by XRD, NMR, FTIR, and TGA/DSC. It was found that the concentration of water in the ethylene glycol reaction media played a crucial role in governing which of the phases predominated. Water favored Kao-EG 10.8 A formation, while anhydrous conditions favored the formation of Kao-EG 9.4 A. It is hypothesized that Kao-EG 9.4 A is a grafted phase resulting from the product of the condensation reaction between an aluminol group on the interlamenar surface of kaolinite and the alcohol group of ethylene glycol. Ethylene glycol units would be attached to the interlamellar surface of kaolinite via A1-O-C bonds. The Kao-EG 9.4 A phase was found to be resistant to both thermal decomposition up to 330~ and also, once formed, in the absence of interlamellar water molecules, to decomposition by hydrolysis in refluxing water.
The members of the p-type semiconducting SrTi 1−x Fe x O 3−δ family of perovskites have been studied as novel materials for hydrocarbon sensor applications. Screen-printed thick film devices are contrasted to thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). In order to enhance sensor specificity towards hydrocarbons, the influence of iron content, x, film thickness and operating temperature in the range from 300 to 500• C has been investigated. In addition, the use of a catalytically active cover layer made of a platinum-doped zeolite has been successfully studied to reduce the influence of species with cross-interference. An initial model explaining the underlying sensing mechanism is proposed.
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