Multi-Component Adsorption of Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylene from Aqueous Solutions by Montmorillonite Modified with Tetradecyl Trimethyl Ammonium Bromide

Table 1

Composition of montmorillonite used in this study.

Chemical composition (%)
SiO2	60
Al2O3	20.03
Fe2O3	2.31
Na2O	3.02
MgO	4.02
P2O5	0.05
K2O	0.13
CaO	1.46
TiO2	0.23
MnO	0.03
H2O	8.71
Mineralogical analysis (%)
Montmorillonite	98
Feldspar	0.5–1
Quartz	0.5–1
Other
CEC (meq/100 g)	108
Limit of ignition (%)	7.03