I. P. Okoye

Synthesis and Characterization of Organophilic Bentonite for Produced Water Treatment

G. U. Ngobiri, I. P. Okoye & N. C. Ngobiri · Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews · 2020

This study investigates the synthesis and characterization of organophilic bentonite, from natural organophobic bentonite from Ebenebe Anambra State, Nigeria. The clay was used after milling and drying at 110°C overnight. The natural bentonite was then converted to sodium bentoni...

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Competitive Adsorption of Xylene and Toluene on Modified and Unmodified Sodium Bentonite Clay Mineral

H. E. Ewuzie, T. N. Chikwe, N. C. Ngobiri & I. P. Okoye · Asian Journal of Applied Chemistry Research · 2020

Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) – modified and unmodified sodium bentonite were both used for the competitive adsorption of m-xylene and toluene from their aqueous solution. Infrared spectroscopy (IR) and expansion tests (adsorption capacity and Foster swelling) measurement...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajacr/2020/v5i230143