Fourier transform infrared modified clays

A Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR, model-IR Prestige-21, Schimadzu Corporation, Japan) was used for the structural determination of functional groups and compounds. The FTIR spectra of modified and unmodified clay in the solid state using potassium bromide (KBr) as a reference material were recorded by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS technique). This technique consists of preparation of sample by mixing about 0.5 mg of powder sample with 50 mg of high-purity infrared-grade KBr powder (Aldrich). The KBr was previously oven dried to reduce the interference of water. The spectra were recorded in the wave number range of 4000—400 cm with a resolution of 4 cm and 20 scans were carried for each sample in transmittance mode. 

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