Investigation of the Orientation of CTA⁺ Ions in the Interlayer of CTAB Pillared Montmorillonite

Figure 5

The SEM images of the pristine montmorillonite and the different organoclays (a) Mt, (b) 0.5 CEC-OMt, (c) 1.0 CEC-OMt, (d) 1.5 CEC-OMt, (e) 2.0 CEC-OMt.

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