Simultaneous Detoxification of Aflatoxin B1, Zearalenone and Deoxynivalenol by Modified Montmorillonites

Raw Ca-based montmorillonite (MMT) was treated by H2SO4, calcination and organic compounds (hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (HTAB), cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) and chitosan (CTS)), respectively. The modified montmorillonites were characterized by different methods and their adsorption performances for three mycotoxins (Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), zearalenone (ZEA) and deoxynivalenol (DON)) were evaluated at pH = 2.8 and 8.0, respectively. The results indicate that surfactants (CPC and HTAB) intercalation is the most efficient modification, which obviously improves the adsorption performance of montmorillonite for mycotoxins, with adsorption efficiency of above 90% for AFB1 and ZEA whether under acid or alkaline conditions, due to the increase in basal spacing and the improvement of hydrophobicity. Moreover, the adsorption efficiencies of AFB1 and ZEA over CPC-modified montmorillonite (CPC-AMMT-3) coexisting with vitamin B6 or lysine are still at a high level (all above 94%). All modified montmorillonites, however, have low adsorption efficiency for DON, with somewhat spherical molecular geometry.

In situ Interlamellar Production of Amide Based Functional Copolymer/Clay Nanocomposites

Functional amide based copolymer/clay nanocomposites were synthesized by in situ radical-initiated interlamellar copolymerization from acrylamide and citraconic anhydride monomers in the presence of organically modified montmorillonite (O-MMT) clay. To investigate...

POLYMERIZATION BY INTERACTION a-HALOACRYLIC ACIDS WITH TERTIARY AMINES

Приведены результаты самопроизвольной полимеризации а -хлоракриловой и а -бромакриловой кислот с третичными аминами при невысокой температуре. В результате самопроизвольной полимеризации при взаимодействии а -галоидакриловых кислот с третичными аминами образуются полимеры, содержащие четвертичные аммониевые группы. С целью подтверждения данного предположения были проведены ЯМР- и ИК-спектроскопические исследования продуктов самопроизвольной полимеризации. Показано, что сопутствующая реакция кватернизации, спонтанной полимеризации, имеет место как в смеси реагентов, так и в присутствии растворителя, т.е. и при смешении непредельного амина и галоидного алкила. Изучены кинетические закономерности реакции полимеризации и показано, что реакция кватернизации, являющаяся лимитирующей стадией процесса самопроизвольной полимеризации, протекает по S 2 - механизму. Описываются первые попытки получения новых нанокомпозиционных материалов на основе синтезированных сополимеров и модифицированного монтмориллонита. Анализ литературных данных показывает, что особенности получения нанокомпозитов на основе Na - монтмориллонита и водорастворимых сополимеров ранее не изучались. The results of spontaneous polymerization of а -chloroacrylic and а -bromoacrylic acids with tertiary amines at a low temperature are presented. As a result of spontaneous polymerization during the interaction of а -halodacrylic acids with tertiary amines, polymers containing quaternary ammonium groups are formed. In order to confirm this assumption, nuclear magnetic resonance and infrared spectroscopic studies of the products of the spontaneous polymerization were carried out. Spontaneous polymerization proceeds, consisting of two stages: the quaternization reaction and the polymerization reaction. The kinetic regularities of the polymerization reaction were studied and it was shown that the quaternization reaction, which is the limiting stage of the spontaneous polymerization process, proceeds according to the S 2 - mechanism. It has described the first attempts to obtain new nanocomposite materials based on synthesized copolymers and modified montmorillonite. Analysis of the literature data shows that the features of the preparation of nanocomposites based on Na - montmorillonite and water-soluble copolymers have not been previously studied.

The effect of OMMT reinforcement and annealing treatment on mechanical and thermal properties of Polyurethane Copolymer nanocomposites

This study focuses on a new fabrication of nanocomposite based on Polyurethane Copolymer (PUC) intercalated with organo-modified montmorillonite nanoparticles (OMMT), via an efficient combination of solution mixing and melt blending processes. The combination of solution mixing and melt interaction processes produced PUC/OMMT nanocomposites with enhanced properties. The OMMT filled PUC was characterised by TEM and tensile test. The effect of thermal treatment process was also studied due to subsequent microphase separation of PUC resulting from microdomain miscibility. TEM observation recognised a decent dispersion state of OMMT within PUC, owing to their exfoliated and intercalated structure. This morphology was greatly influenced by induced thermal treatment. The dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) revealed that storage modulus and glass transition temperature of the nanocomposites increased with OMMT incorporation. The tensile modulus and tensile strength of nanocomposites showed an improvement with the addition of OMMT.