Synthesis, Characterization and Mechanism of Benzamide Intercalated Kaolinite by Replacement Method

Abstract

Kaolinite/benzamide complex was prepared by displacement reaction of a kaolinite/dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) intercalation complex with melted benzamide. The whole process was recorded by powder X-ray diffractometry (PXRD) and Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Those PXRD and FT-IR indicated that there are two stages in the process of melted benzamide replacing intercalation. The first stage is the deintercalation of DMSO molecules in the kaolinite/dimethylsulphoxide intercalation complex. And the second stage is the melted benzamide intercalation.