Cleaning of Pesticide-Contaminated Water Using Natural Clays

Abstract

2017). These minerals have a platy morphology due to the arrangement of their atoms in their structure. Clay minerals may be divided into three groups according to their sheet arrangements: 1:1, 2:1, and 2:1:1 (Massaro et al. 2018). The most researched clays are kaolin and bentonite, which have 2:1 and 1:1 structural ratios, respectively. These clays' structures and their chemical composition, granulometric distribution, swelling capacity, morphology, plasticity, resistance, and cation-exchange capacity may all be used to characterize the engineering features being sought. In this sense, the clay's purity level is a crucial characteristic for various applications. On the other hand, clay's mineralogical standard makes it more useful for a certain purpose (Silva-Valenzuela et al. 2013). Chin C L used a field emission scanning electron microscope to do a chemical analysis utilizing a multidispersive X-ray fluorescence approach as well as more in-depth analyses employing grain size distribution, dilatometry, and microstructure study of clay shape before and after burning