Table 2 Fluorohectorite clay parameters.

From: A nano-silicate material with exceptional capacity for CO2 capture and storage at room temperature

Material

Mw

Cation

N**

N/cation ***

d001* not loaded

d001* loaded, 1st peak

d001* loaded, 2nd peak

Clay NiFh

791

Ni2+

5.1

8.5

10.9

12.1

13.1

Clay NaFh

773

Na+

3.6

3.0

9.6

12.3

—

Clay LiFh

754

Li+

2.8

2.3

10.3

11.9

—

  1. *XRD data from previous work (Michels 2015) measured on samples of the same batch as in the present work; **Number of CO2 molecules captured per unit cell, N = (G/[Mw(CO2)/Mw(clay)]); ***Number of CO2 molecules captured per cation, N/cation = (N/x); x = 0.6 for Ni2+; x = 1.2 for Li+ and Na+.
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