Clinoptilolite zeolite mechanochemically modified with polyethylene glycol for the preparation of oil sorbents
https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2025-16-5-640-649
Abstract
The effect of ’soft’ mechanochemical activation in an air atmosphere of a mixture of clinoptilolite zeolite rocks with 10 and 20 wt % polyethylene glycol PEG-4000 on structure, physical properties, and oil adsorption properties was investigated. The doses of the applied mechanical energy were 2.16 and 5.04 kJ·g −1 . It is shown that clinoptilolite rock modified by 10 wt % polyethylene glycol with a mechanical energy dose of 5.04 kJ·g −1 and clinoptilolite rock modified by 20 wt % of this polymer with an energy dose of 2.16 kJ·g −1 have an oil capacity on the solid surface of 1.4 g·g −1 . We compared our results with similar data for polymer modifiers such as polyvinyl alcohol and polyacrylamide. We identified regular changes in the structure that can be used as a predictive assessment for the expected increase in the oil capacity of organomineral sorbents. It was found that in the IR spectra of these samples the ratio of intensities of absorption bands due to valence vibrations of siloxane and hydroxyl groups is not less than 3.2, and the porosity is not less than 72 %. The correlation between oil capacity and polymer content, porosity, and structural changes was revealed.
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Supporting agencies: The work on obtaining clinoptilolite rocks modified with polyethylene glycol was carried out within the state assignment of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (theme No. 123102000012-2, agreement No. 075-03-2023-028/1 of 05.10.2023). The comparative analysis on the characteristics of clinoptilolite rocks modified with polyvinyl alcohol and polyacrylamide was carried out with topic GZ 1023033000122-7-1.4.3 at the branch of the National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” – Petersburg Institute of Nuclear Physics–Institute of Silicate Chemistry.
About the Author
O. N. Dabizha
Transbaikal State University; Branch of the Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute named by B.P. Konstantinov of National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute” – Institute of Silicate Chemistry
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Olga N. Dabizha
Aleksandro-Zavodskaya, 30, Chita, 672039; Makarova emb., 2, St. Petersburg, 199034
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Dabizha O.N. Clinoptilolite zeolite mechanochemically modified with polyethylene glycol for the preparation of oil sorbents. Nanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics. 2025;16(5):640-649. https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2025-16-5-640-649
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