The Application of Industrial Microwave in the Preparation of Kaolinite- DMSO Intercalated Composite

This paper reports on a novel route to prepare kaolinite/polymer intercalation composite,and the effects that different microwave power have on the intercalation process.Kaolinite/DMSO intercalation composite.a precursor for kaolinite exfoliation,is prepared rapidly by using microwave method.The kaolinite exfoliation is realized by intercalation of the precursor with polyethyleneglycol (PEG) at melting state by microwave radiation.The intercalated and exfoliated composites are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD),thermal analysis (TG-DTA),FTIR spectra and transmission electron microscopy (TEM)techniques.The intercalation and exfoliation mechanism under microwave radiation is suggested.