Effect of Polymerization on the Swelling Properties of a Sodium Bentonite and its Mechanism

Abstract:

The effect of polymerization on the swelling properties of a sodium bentonite has been investigated experimentally using free swelling index (FSI). Using free radical polymerization method in cationic solution with acrylate acid as the monomer (M) and potassium persulfate as initiator (I), the optimum conditons for higher FSI value in 0.6 M NaCl solution were pH of 5.5 and I/M ratio of 0.005. The polymerized bentonite (PB) had much higher FSI values than that of untreated bentonite (UB) in deionized water and 0.6 M NaCl solution. However, in the 0.6 M CaCl₂ solution, the FSI value of PB was slightly lower than that of UB and the reason is not clear yet. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) test shows that polymer chains did not enter the interlayer of sodium bentonite crystals and it is postulated that the polymers only wrapped around the particles of the bentonite.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1003)
• Pages: 228-232
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1003.228
• Online since: July 2020
• Authors: Ji Xiang Nie, Ryoga Tanaka, Jin Chun Chai*
• Keywords: Acrylic Acid, Free Swelling Index (FSI), Polymerized Bentonite, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) Patterns

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