Development of Silver Ion Doped Antibacterial Clays and Investigation of Their Antibacterial Activity

Table 3

EDX analysis results of the chemically treated clays.

Carrier	O	Si	Al	Mg	Others (i.e., Ag^*, Fe, Na, Ca, and P)
	(wt%)	(wt%)	(wt%)	(wt%)	(wt%)
Kaolinite	59.89	17.62	16.33	—	6.16
Clinoptilolite	57.08	30.02	6.09	0.15	6.66
Sepiolite	58.27	21.01	0.15	14.55	6.02

Detailed analysis results are tabulated in Table 2.