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

Table 4

Residual silver in physically and chemically treated clays after exposure to water media.

Carrier	Physical treatment		Chemical treatment
	Weight %	Atomic %	Weight %	Atomic %
Kaolinite	0.06	0.01	0.70	0.10
Clinoptilolite	0.26	0.04	0.54	0.10
Sepiolite	0.19	0.03	0.36	0.08