Intercalation of Organic Compounds into Layered Clay Minerals

Abstract

Intercalation of organic cations and molecules into smectite group of layered clay minerals has been overviewed. Interlayer space of the smectites plays an important role in assembling the cationic species to produce unique inorganic-organic hybrid materials. These are useful for various applications as adsorbents for hazardous nonionic organic compounds, dye-supports, and controlled release. The structure-property-performance relationship of the hybrids has been introduced in this review.