@conference{
author = "Tošić, Katarina and Mijaković, Sara and Vujačić Nikezić, Ana V. and Mitrović Rajić, Anđela I. and Milošević Govedarović, Sanja and Grbović-Novaković, Jasmina and Paskaš Mamula, Bojana",
year = "2024",
abstract = "Adsorption, a highly efficient water purification method and tool for pollution control, utilizes materials like clay. Compared to other commercial adsorbents, clay offers notable advantages including affordability, large specific surface area, accessibility, high ion exchange capacity, excellent adsorption properties, and non-toxicity. Pyrophyllite, among abundant natural clays, stands out due to its layered structure without interlayer cations or water molecules, offering favorable physical and chemical attributes. This study specifically examines the characterization of natural pyrophyllite ore treated with ultrasonic waves for 30 minutes and 6h. Analysis of samples using X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique indicates the removal of hard phases such as quartz and calcite from both treated samples in comparison to the raw ore. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) analysis, conducted as part of SEM-EDS analysis, revealed a significant reduction in the weight % of silicon. Specifically, the Si content decreased from 35.1 weight % in the raw ore to 28.7 after half an hour of treatment. Subsequently, after 6 hours, the most effective purification was achieved, with the Si content reaching only 18.6 weight %. Furthermore, UV-VIS analysis testing the sorption of a methylene blue solution in water reveals that ultrasonically treated pyrophyllite for 30 minutes achieves 97% efficiency after 24 hours, surpassing the 89% efficiency of the raw ore. Notably, after 6 hours of ultrasonic treatment, efficiency reaches nearly 98% after just 1 hour, confirming high efficacy of ultrasonic treatment on adsorption ability of pyrophyllite.",
publisher = "Sarajevo : Faculty of Science",
journal = "ICCCE B&H : 5th International Congress of Chemists and Chemical Engineers of Bosnia and Herzegovina : Book of Abstracts",
title = "Enhancing Pyrophyllite Adsorption Capabilities Via Sonic Treatment",
number = "Special Issue",
pages = "99-99",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_vinar_13437"
}